Tuesday Afternoon Update: Reaction To Tucker Carlson’s J6 Vids, Americans Killed By Drug Cartel, Nord Stream Explosion Update

Drug Cartel Kills Americans

The governor of Tamaulipas, Matamoros (Mexico), announced Two out of the four Americans taken hostage by gunmen last Wednesday were discovered dead. One of those two victims was also wounded. Two other people from the same group were discovered alive. According to reports, one of the victims had traveled in the country for cosmetic surgery. Cabot Phillips is a Senior Editor at Daily Wire and joined Morning Wire Afternoon Update in order to talk about:

“The area in which the victims were abducted is essentially controlled by the Gulf Cartel, and now lawmakers are calling the Biden administration to hold those responsible accountable. Republican Congresswoman Monica de la Cruz of Texas condemned the ‘horrifying’ crime and declared ‘Justice must be swift and overwhelming. Enough is enough.'”

Tucker Carlson’s J6 coverage

Fox News’ Tucker Carlson is the host sparked a firestorm online Legacy media outlets expressed outrage at the airing of never-before seen footage from Tuesday’s Jan 6 Capitol Riot. Carlson aired footage from more than 40,000 hours surveillance video that was given to him only by Kevin McCarthy, Republican House Speaker. Branon Drey, The Daily Wire’s correspondent joined the Afternoon Update with additional:

“The footage showed some of the protesters calmly walking throughout the building – with Capitol police likewise calmly standing by and at times even appearing to accompany the protesters through the halls. One of those protesters featured in the footage was the so-called ‘Qanon Shaman,’ Jacob Chansley – who is seen in his famous horn hat – walking through the building accompanied by police, who take no steps to arrest him.”

Check out Carlson’s entire coverage:

Virtually everyone in Washington, Republican and Democrat, did not want to see the tape being released tonight. pic.twitter.com/YfpvaIZTbn

— Tucker Carlson (@TuckerCarlson) March 7, 2023

Chansley has been sentenced for 41 months after pleading guilty in one count to obstructing a formal proceeding. On Wednesday morning’s Morning Wire, we will have an extensive report.

Schumer calls for Fox to Censor Carlson

As a response to Carlson’s revelation, Democratic Majority Senator Chuck Schumer has called on Fox News to silence Carlson. Claiming that he poses a threat to American safety and the well-being of those injured in January 6, Schumer, Democratic Majority, is asking for Fox News’s silence. Today, Schumer is on the Senate Floor.

SCHUMER REQUIRES TUCKER CENSORED “Fox News, Rupert Murdoch: tell Carlson not to run a second segment of lies. You know it’s a lie!” pic.twitter.com/nceCxdGLsh

— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) March 7, 2023

Fed warns interest rates will rise

Jerome Powell is the Chairman of Federal Reserve announced Tuesday’s announcement by the Fed that it would keep raising rates because new data shows inflation remains too high showed Tuesday. He also urged Congress to raise the debt ceiling – but he did get some pushback from Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren:

WATCH🚨: Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell: “We are taking the only measures we have to bring inflation down.”

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA): “And putting 2 million people out of work is just part of the cost, and they just have to bear it?” pic.twitter.com/ctJ1Nyv9eM

— Officer Lew (@officer_Lew) March 7, 2023

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Nord Stream Update

The New York Times reported According to U.S. officials, a pro-Ukrainian terrorist group blew up Nord Stream Pipeline last year. According to these sources, there is no evidence that President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and the Ukrainian government were involved in the attack. The information comes as other media outlets have reported that the U.S. was responsible for blowing up the pipeline to weaken Russia — an accusation that U.S. officials have repeatedly denied.

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