Ms. Hutchinson said that Trump ordered the MAGs to be removed and thereby allow entry by folks who refused to allow their precious arms to be confiscated. Her understanding of what had been told to her by others was that he didn’t like that patchy crowd with lots of empty space. She also recalled someone saying that Trump didn’t care if they were armed because “they’re not here to hurt me”. For me, that’s the really bad part, not the toddler tantrum in the car.

I don’t think she said anything about the MAGs having been removed or not. I don’t think they were given the absence of selfies or press videos of cheering armed supporters rushing into the ellipse. Instead, we have video and audio messages by police and undercover officers who identified several armed people outside the ellipse, some of them perched in the trees.

Bemused, I have seen a lot of explanation that the real issue is he wanted the protesters armed or at least didn’t care if they were and he wanted to go to the Capitol with them. But it does sort of blend into the background with all the focus on what happened in the car.

Did Hutchinson actually say whether the weapons detectors were removed? It was never clear to me.

Excellent points, Thx4 Fish. What Fox viewers want is confirmation of what they already believe and they don’t even have to pay much attention. A word or phrase here and there is all they need to fill in the gaps.

I do have a bone to pick with non-Fox media coverage regarding Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony. CNN, mostly, actually, but also the other international channels, for taking their lead from CNN.

A lot has been and is being made about the incident inside the SUV, which I tend to look upon as a typical toddler tantrum; hell, that’s something his followers will probably interpret in a positive light (“the deep state prevented our Dear Leader from being with us” sort of stuff).

Far too little attention is being placed on the apparently proven fact that Trump KNEW AND DIDN’T CARE that his followers were armed and ginned up for violence. So long as he, himself, felt safe he was all for it. Non-Foxy media should really pay a little more attention to this little detail.

I tune in to Fox a few times a day just enough to get the flavor of the day. Admittedly I do not watch a lot of it. But I really feel sorry for people who only watch Fox and get no other infotainment. I mean, compared to what is being broadcast and talked about on other media—IT IS SO BORING! Tucker Carlson goes to Brazil. WTF? And then Hannity and Ingraham desperately trying to pump life into the same old, same old butt-hurt shyte about “Biden and Democrats suck because of the SAME REASONS AS LAST MONTH!”

It just can not compare with what is actually happening in this country! I feel like I am living through some really interesting, but mostly gut-wrenching times and my RW family, neighbors and countrypersons are missing out on this reality. Propaganda is such a bore!

Love me some Seth. When the raw material is so through-the-looking-glass, constantly, finding a new angle on the madness must be a helluva challenge every day.