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McConnell breaks with McCarthy on Jan. 6 footage and calls Tucker Carlson segment a ‘mistake’

By Samantha-Jo Roth
Published March 7, 2023 9:19pm ET
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McConnell breaks with McCarthy on Jan. 6 footage and calls Tucker Carlson segment a ‘mistake’
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to reporters following a closed-door policy meeting, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023.


Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) called Tucker Carlson’s segment on Jan. 6 “a mistake for Fox News,” a sharp contrast from House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), who supplied Carlson with the exclusive footage from the day of the attack that aired on Monday night.

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