Faf right Fox News hosts Laura Ingraham and Tucker Carlson faced backlash for their coverage of the House select committee's hearing on the January 6 Capitol riot turned insurrection.
The conservative duo—who in the past called for supporting police officers and condemned protesters—responded by outright mocking the officers who dealt with violence at the hands of Trump-supporting insurrectionists.
Ingraham even made a spoof awards show to further degrade the officers giving their gut wrenching testimony of the violence they faced at the hands of QAnon devotees, White nationalists and White supremacists in the MAGA mob.
You can see the Ingraham video here:
People felt there was no depth too low for Ingraham—called a monster by her own brother—to go.
Laura Ingraham is giving out best performance awards to police officers from today\u2019s hearingpic.twitter.com/NyDynIN7rP— Acyn (@Acyn) 1627439356
It was never about blue lives. It was always contingent on the blue being used as an instrument to enforce the white ethnostate. As soon as the two come into conflict, Fox and the right will side with the white ethnostate every time.— Tim Wright (@Tim Wright) 1627440285
For his part Tucker Carlson, upon viewing officer Michael Fanone disclose his experience with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) stemming from the violence encountered during the riot, Carlson balked and claimed the insurrection was simply a "political protest that got out of hand."
Watch Tucker Carlson literally laugh at DC cop Michael Fanone saying he's "been left with psychological trauma and emotional anxiety" from the Capitol riots.\n\nFanone was nearly beaten to death and suffered a heart attack! \n\nThis is truly sociopathic behavior here.pic.twitter.com/VA2QN3Rk5T— Justin Baragona (@Justin Baragona) 1627432427
Officer Michael Fanone risked his life #January6th to save Congressional lawmakers including my mom and Capitol staff including Tucker\u2019s son. I\u2019m eternally grateful; Carlson apparently is not. That\u2019s his shame not Fanone\u2019s.https://twitter.com/justinbaragona/status/1420180649395302404\u00a0\u2026— Christine Pelosi (@Christine Pelosi) 1627435885
A man named Dan Bailey called him "the worst human being known to man."\nRock on, Dan.pic.twitter.com/fDSL1cbiBE— No kingdom is an island (@No kingdom is an island) 1627470016
Carlson was quick to call BLM protesters terrorists. But the Trump adherent framed an actual violent attack on the nation's Capitol building as just "out of hand".
The Fox News personalities flip flop on their unwavering support of police—especially those that kill unarmed BIPOC—did not go unnoticed.
People on both sides of the aisle were appalled by their hypocrisy.
Keep it up, Laura. Remember Alex Jones calling Newtown massacre victims and families \u201ccrisis actors\u201d? Yeah, it\u2019s heading your way now. You & every other person who tells lies about Police Officers who saved the lives of Congress members will be sued for slander/libel. @FoxNews— Linda NYC2NEK \u24e5\ud83d\udc16\ud83d\udc04\ud83d\udc13\ud83d\udc18\ud83d\udc2c\ud83e\udd83\ud83d\udc11 (@Linda NYC2NEK \u24e5\ud83d\udc16\ud83d\udc04\ud83d\udc13\ud83d\udc18\ud83d\udc2c\ud83e\udd83\ud83d\udc11) 1627439993
I would actually LOVE to see both Tucker and TFG go through what Officer Falone went through (I never wish harm on anyone) But, to sit there and LAUGH, after what he went through, after fellow Americans attacked him and our Capitol...I'd like to take a flag pole to Tucker myself.— SLO Lisa \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\u262e\ufe0f\u270c\ud83c\udffbGet Vaccinated, For U, For Me! (@SLO Lisa \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\u262e\ufe0f\u270c\ud83c\udffbGet Vaccinated, For U, For Me!) 1627437526
We\u2019ve always had a choice: We can attack those who attacked our democracy that day, or we can attack those who defended our democracy that day. Laura Ingraham, Sean Hannity, Tucker Carlson and so many others chose the latter. Despicable.https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1420209713644331009\u00a0\u2026— Joe Walsh (@Joe Walsh) 1627439840
Remember when Tucker said there were no white supremacists on Jan. 6th?pic.twitter.com/em15uk95ie— MadeinAmerica21 (@MadeinAmerica21) 1627436583
They even had a TRUMP ARMY campaign website recruiting "patriots to fight for Trump". They were texting, emailing and recruiting for months, he summoned them on 1/6, then he said he was walking down to the capitol with them.— 4theLoveofDogs\ud83c\udf0a (@4theLoveofDogs\ud83c\udf0a) 1627444068
pic.twitter.com/WIjw3YhMgM— Chip Harbour (@Chip Harbour) 1627439721
"as an excuse for ditching our bill of rights..." What does he even mean? How is Fanone doing that?! He was beaten unconscious, hospitalized, and is now testifying. How has he ditched the bill of rights exactly? I'm not fluent in psychopath, so explain like I'm 5.— Josh Black (@Josh Black) 1627435639
And you all gonna tell me that man in Montana confronting this jerk and telling him, he is \u201cthe worst human known to man\u201d, was a little too harsh? \n\nHell. It wasn\u2019t harsh enough. He should have told Tucker, he is the worst human known to man AND woman!\n\n\u00a1Est\u00fapido!https://twitter.com/justinbaragona/status/1420180649395302404\u00a0\u2026— Ana Navarro-C\u00e1rdenas (@Ana Navarro-C\u00e1rdenas) 1627433757
I agree and the worst part is that his followers believe him.— Victoria (@Victoria) 1627438136
Hopefully the bipartisan House hearings bring justice to the victims of the attack on the United States government.
More than the rioters are responsible for this attack on democracy.
