Schumer Calls on Fox News to Stop Tucker Carlson From Airing More Jan. 6 Footage

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) walks to speak to members of the media at the US Capitol in Washington on March 2, 2023. Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images

The U.S. Senate’s top Democrat on March 7 called on Fox News to stop host Tucker Carlson from airing additional, never-disclosed footage from Jan. 6, 2021.

“I don’t think I’ve ever seen a primetime cable news anchor manipulate his viewers the way Mr. Carlson did last night. I don’t think I’ve ever seen an anchor treat the American people and American democracy with such disdain,” Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said on the Senate floor in Washington. “And he’s going to come back tonight with another segment. Fox News should tell him not to.”