"Maybe Tucker didn’t want to disrespect the family. I don’t know why he didn’t just say it. Maybe he thought you can see it with your own eyes and it was just too painful to say it."
"This is the danger of unfairness. You should give it to every news organization -- at the same time -- so that they're able to analyze it in real time."
According to Carlson, the more than 40,000 hours of footage he was provided by Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) "demolishes" the idea that "January 6th was an insurrection".
"King explained that McCarthy is granting exclusive access to Carlson and Fox News to view security camera footage from the January 6th riots, primarily paid for by taxpayer dollars."
While some may argue that the commentators were simply doing their job by reporting the news and keeping their personal beliefs separate, others may view it as hypocritical and deceptive.
"According to CNN, the messages included in the legal filing showed that Tucker Carlson, Sean Hannity, and Laura Ingraham openly mocked the lies being pushed by former President Donald Trump’s camp asserting that the election was rigged."
Borrell Associates projects that figure will climb considerably over the next four years as the industry undergoes what it describes as a "great reshuffling."