White House stops holding back, slams Tucker Carlson by name

[LetMyPeopleVote]

I am glad that Biden White House is calling out Tucker

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https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/white-house-stops-holding-back-slams-tucker-carlson-name-rcna74025

Today, as Politico reported, the president’s team broke new ground.

The White House joined in widespread condemnation of Fox News star Tucker Carlson on Wednesday, singling out the prime-time ratings king for his misleading portrayal of the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021. In comments shared first with POLITICO, the White House joined Republican Senate leaders and Capitol Police Chief Tom Manger, who a day earlier assailed Carlson’s broadcasts of selected assault footage as being “filled with offensive and misleading conclusions.”

“We agree with the chief of the Capitol Police and the wide range of bipartisan lawmakers who have condemned this false depiction of the unprecedented, violent attack on our Constitution and the rule of law — which cost police officers their lives,” Bates said.


The presidential spokesperson added, “We also agree with what Fox News’s own attorneys and executives have now repeatedly stressed in multiple courts of law: that Tucker Carlson is not credible.”

At face value, this might not seem especially provocative. A Democratic White House taking rhetorical shots at outlet aligned with Republican politics is probably in line with many observers’ expectations.

But these developments aren’t normal at all: The Biden White House does not generally engage in these fights, and Democratic leaders on the Hill do not routinely slam outlets or specific television personalities.

As Fox News deals with cascading controversies, the Democratic Party’s entire approach to the network is changing quickly — on both ends of Pennsylvania Avenue.

[Lovie777]

1. fake news is a danger to the USA's democracy......................

has been and still is.

[Turbineguy]

2. They should deport him to Russia.

[ProfessorGAC]

4. They Wouldn't Want Him In Russia!

With him here, he's a useful idiot with a huge megaphone.
In Russia, he'd just be an idiot.

[markodochartaigh]

20. "They should deport him to Russia"

I'm pretty sure that would violate treaties on the international dumping of toxic waste.

[Dirty Socialist]

3. Kick their asses out of the WH press corp

Fux should feel lucky their license isn’t pulled

[Demobrat]

5. Carlson will wear it as a badge of honor

and do 20 minutes on how Democrats hate the first amendment.

[SouthernDem4ever]

6. Aligned with republican politics?

I guess republican now only stands for crooks, liars, fascists and russian assets.

[Joinfortmill]

7. I'm loving this. Time to bring that whore house, FoxNews, down.

[Rhiannon12866]

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[COL Mustard]

10. As I've said before.....

I don't get my news from Fox for the same reason I don't get my lunch from the toilet. Neither one is good for you.

[Rhiannon12866]

11. That's the thing, it's not "news," it's the propaganda that their viewers expect to hear

How they're still on the air, especially after they've been outed as the toxic propaganda source that they are, is a mystery to me... :facealm:

[brush]

9. Henceforth we should call them "FOX LIES" as they're...

certainly not News.

[Rhiannon12866]

12. Even if that became their official name, would their viewers believe it??

[brush]

13. As they say, you can lead a dummy...er,ah, horse to water...

but you can't make him or her drink.

[live love laugh]

14. Correction: "Tucker Carlson AND FOX NEWS are not credible."

[Cha]

15. That's kind of what Mitch said

Too.. in his presser the day before he fell.

TY LMPV!💙🌊🐬🍀

[DownriverDem]

16. In politics,

timing is everything. Good for the White House and Biden team.

[Cha]

17. That's kind of what Mitch said

Too.. in his presser the day before he fell.

TY LMPV!💙🌊🐬🍀

[Cha]

18. That's kind of what Mitch said

Too.. in his presser the day before he fell.

TY LMPV!💙🌊🐬🍀

Sorry for the repeats.. I’m on the bus 🚎

[moondust]

19. How much brain damage

has been caused by Tucky & the gang knowingly misleading the public? Maybe some class action suits would help prevent future fraud.