McCarthy Says He Gave Tucker Carlson Jan. 6 Footage Because He’d ‘Been Asking for It': ‘Seems Like the Press Is Jealous’
thewrap.comreported on Wednesday. And according to McCarthy, any backlash over the decision from Democrats or the media is simply a matter of jealousy that they didn’t land the opportunity instead of Carlson.“People like exclusives, and Tucker is some[one] that’s been asking for it.
So I let him come in and see it, but everyone’s gonna get it,” McCarthy said. “It almost seems like the press is jealous. You know?
And that’s interesting because every person in the press works off exclusives on certain things.” Democrats have argued that their criticism stems from security concerns.
But McCarthy argued that the Jan. 6 House committee had compromised security first by showing footage of his former office’s security exit during the hearings, without notifying him first.Added McCarthy: “I was really concerned how Jan.
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