Fox News host blasted over Jan. 6 'BS issue' about-face

During an Election Day Fox News special, the right-wing network's chief political analyst Britt Hume suggested that the January 6 attack on the US Capitol that Donald Trump inspired, continues to haunt the MAGA hopeful.

On Tuesday night, Washington Post reporter Jeremy Barr pointed out via X: "Hume now says that Jan. 6/Democracy is a 'BS issue.'"

Barr included a screenshot of a social media post written by right-wing commentator on the day of the attack.

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On January 6, 2021, National Review editor Rich Lowery tweeted: "This is obviously why we’ve always expected and demanded that our presidents say that they will respect the peaceful transfer of power."

Hume replied to Lowery's post, writing: "Instead, Trump has fueled the worst suspicions of his supporters with wild claims that the election was stolen. And now we see the result."

Hume appears to have changed his mind.

According to Media Matters for America — referring to the attack on the US Capitol that day — the right-wing commentator added, "It was the premise of the January 6 Special Committee that we -- as the co-chairman of the Committee put it, 'We came critically close to losing our democracy.' It's ridiculous. I mean, our democracy is pretty sturdy. Our checks and balances worked. The thing was over in a matter of hours. And yet, here we are, it's still a factor."

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