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By Haley Van Horn/Dec. 15, 2021 3:52 pm EST
While they have been at the center of the debate following the riots, the network has refused to air anything regarding the special committee assembled to investigate the event (via the Independent). However, while they attempted to bury breaking information about some of their most popular host’s private messages that have come out during the committee meetings, they made a big mistake.
Jen Psaki didn’t hold back
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They attempted to bury the news of these text messages, failing to address them on the network, they aired White House spokesperson Jen Psaki’s briefing instead, as news watchers noted on Twitter. At that moment, she spoke about these text messages (via the Independent).
Psaki said, “It’s disappointing and unfortunately not surprising that some of the very same individuals who were willing to warn, condemn and express horror over what happened … in private were totally silent in public, or worse, spreading lies and conspiracy theories.”
In these texts, Ingrahm said, “The president needs to tell people in the Capitol to go home. This is hurting all of us. He is destroying his legacy,” while Hannity said, “Can he make a statement? Ask people to leave the Capitol?” While the hosts themselves wanted to ignore the release of these messages, Psaki put them on blast unintentionally to their viewers.
