Paul Begala: How badly does Kevin McCarthy want this job? 20 of his colleagues have just publicly disavowed him loudly and again and again. He's going to have to give them actual concessions, Begala says. And what do you think Tucker Carlson is about? What do you think he wants? Begala: He wants attention and opportunity.
The Fox News host aired a splashy exclusive this month about the January 6 insurrection. Some Republican senators saw his coverage — and publicly called “b******t.”
This episode was produced by Haleema Shah with help from Victoria Chamberlin, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.
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