Tucker Carlson: Jan. 6 hearing coverage is complicity in campaign to fool the public

"Tucker Carlson Tonight" host calls out some politicians and the media for focusing on the January 6 Capitol riots while Americans face record-high inflation.

So, what we saw last night was definitely not a hearing. It was a show trial. There was no pretense of fairness or accuracy. The whole thing was indecent. How many people were convinced by what they saw last night? Hmm, right around zero. They're not going to win a single vote, so why did they do it? There had to be a reason. They're not that stupid.  

Well, the reason they did it is every minute news anchors are whining about some imaginary threat from QAnon (Remember QAnon?) every minute they're doing that, they're not covering the collapse of the American economy, something everyone actually cares about. "Collapse" is a strong word, but how would you describe it today? Inflation hit 8.6%. Those are the official numbers. Those are the numbers arrived at using the government's own cooked metrics, but it's still the highest increase in inflation in more than 40 years, so it's not surprising that consumer confidence is at the lowest level ever recorded. Why? Really, it comes down to energy.