Democrats and people in the liberal media have been screeching for over a week about the fact that the January 6th footage was given to Tucker Carlson by House Speaker McCarthy.
Perhaps one of the reasons they seemed so panicked is because they know how many people watch Tucker’s show. He has an extremely wide reach, and this week his ratings have been through the roof.
Mediaite reported:
Cable News Ratings Tuesday March 7: Fox News Scores 6 Times More Viewers Than CNN in Prime TimeFox News prime time soared to over 3 million average viewers on Tuesday night.The very strong prime time number was anchored by Tucker Carlson, who brought in 4.14 million total viewers as his show sparked controversy on Monday night for his Jan. 6th coverage.Fox prime time doubled MSNBC’s average of 1.49 million total viewers and brought in more than six times the viewers of CNN.CNN’s prime time average came in at 451,000 total viewers.
This may explain why even the White House is desperately trying to discredit Tucker.
Politico reports:
White House goes after Tucker Carlson by name over Jan. 6 coverageThe 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,” White House spokesperson Andrew Bates said.
Here’s the first part, in case you missed it.
Adam Schiff is still complaining. See if you can detect any projection here:
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