Well, this certainly tells a different story, doesn’t it?
Post-insurrection, Junior and Fox News, and a great many Republicans
downplayed the attack on the Capitol on January 6, but newly revealed texts
tell another tale altogether.
Some of Thing 45’s most rabid lapdogs, Fox News hosts Laura
Ingraham, Sean Hannity and Brian Kilmeade, all sent texts to the former guy’s chief
of staff, Mark Meadows, begging, pleading, demanding that Thing 45 condemn riot
and ask the traitors to stop.
Junior, who has since acted like the riots were nothing much
at all texted:
"He's got to condemn this shit ASAP. The Capitol Police
tweet is not enough."
Liz Cheney, vice chair of the January 6 Committee, read
Junior’s words to the world, and then followed up with others, like this from Fox
News’ Laura Ingraham:
"Mark, the president needs to tell people in the
Capitol to go home. This is hurting all of us. He is destroying his
legacy."
Of note, is that Ingraham is only concerned about Thing 45’s
legacy, not the threats of murder against Pelosi or Pence, or destruction of our
Capitol building. In the months followed, Ingraham attacked the accounts of
Capitol officers who risked their lives that day, describing their testimony
before Congress as "theatrics" and presenting mock awards like "Best
Use of Tears and Dramatic Pauses" and "Best Use of Exaggeration"
after they testified about the violence at the Capitol.
But on that day she was begging for someone to stop it, and
if it wasn’t a big deal, if it was nothing, why bother Eva, er, Laura?
And then we have Fox News’ Sean Hannity, a fierce supporter and
unpaid advisor to Thing 45 who also texted Meadows:
"Can he make a statement, ask people to leave the
Capitol?"
And yet eleven months later, interviewing Thing 45, whipping
boy Hannity defended the former guy’s actions that day and attacked the January
6 committee:
"It seems to me that the committee has a pre-determined
conclusion, outcome,, and that is to once again try to bludgeon you." A month later Mark
Meadows slithered over to Hannity’s show and the two men once again defended Thing
45’s actions; neither mentioned Hannity’s texts. In fact, Hannity actually
said:
"This is the same [Thing 45] that said, 'Many of you
will peacefully and patriotically march to the Capitol so your voices may be
heard.''
Then why beg him to stop it, Sean? If it was all so
peaceful, why?
And then we have Fox & Friends host Brian
Kilmeade who also texted Meadows:
"Please get him on TV. [They’re] destroying everything
you have accomplished." And yet today, Fox
News plays up the riot and a tourist event, a peaceful demonstration, just a
few disgruntled voters exercising their Freedom of Speech. Or, just in case you’ve
seen two seconds of the attack that day, then Fox News and Junior tried to tell
you it was antifa or BLM dressed as MAGAts causing all the trouble.
But, again, if it was all so peaceful and lovely, then why
beg the traitorous Thing 45 to make it stop?
Yesterday, the committee unanimously recommended that the
House vote to hold Mark Meadows in contempt for his refusal to testify before
them. The House is expected to consider the matter on Tuesday. And Fox News has
yet to respond to those texts from their “news” people.
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Burning down Christmas trees is a dreadful heinous crime, while burning down democracy is a walk in the park.....sorry tourist visit. What planet do these people live on? Why Planet Trump of course!
ReplyDeleteThe hypocrisy is astonishing, yet, it's Faux News, so...
ReplyDeleteThey did not care about the country. They don't care about the country. They only care about their wallets and the income Faux News gives them.
They have to keep feeding the sheeple lies. They are all co-conspirators. This is why Cheeto didn't want those communications revealed. I hope Liz got EVERYTHING.
XOXO
Oh, I hadn't heard that Trump Jr. had also sent that message! These people are all terrified of the most extreme elements of their party. It's astonishing that they're basically letting the John Birch Society take the reins.
ReplyDeleteVery revealing!
ReplyDeleteIngraham's an old school fascist who stinks with desperation now. I thought Junior's was the bluntest. The problem is that Loser #45's coup attempt got out of hand and now they all know if he drowns they all drown.
ReplyDeleteThis is my point all along. They kiss his ads and support him to his face...but behind his back they stab him laugh at him and talk...and know he crazy. Their all fucked up.
ReplyDeleteWas, and still is, crazy!
ReplyDeletexoxo :-)
@Helen
ReplyDeleteTrue, Fox was not interested in attacking the Capitol, but their darling little tree?
@Six
I am so glad it’s Liz reading these things out loud.
xoxo
@Steve
I was kinda stunned by Junior’s message, too, because he was also stirring up the crowd that day.
@Debra
And I suspect there’s more, and it’s worse.
@Dave
Makes me wonder what that Feckless **** said to Daddy.
@Maddie
They are all complicit for doing nothing before and during, and then acting like nothing happened afterwards.
@TDM
And I think they’ll be even more crazy coming …
xoxo
All these little [big] liars and not a one of them pretty.
ReplyDeleteThey make Richard look like a model of goodness.
ReplyDeleteThis demonstrates precisely what a threat Fox News remains to our democracy. It needs to be destroyed. Rupert Murdoch and his minions are evil.
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