J6 committee Dem whines to CNN about Fox News not carrying show trial: ‘Cancel culture on steroids’

(Video: CNN)

In the aftermath of Nancy Pelosi’s January 6th select committee’s nationally televised live primetime hearings which despite blanket coverage drew lackluster ratings, one committee member is whining that Fox News declined to air the spectacle.

Democrat Zoe Lofgren of California complained to CNN’s Jim Acosta that even with the sort of media saturation coverage normally reserved for totalitarian countries, the big rollout for their overhyped dog and pony show failed to capture the attention of the American people.

Rep. Lofgren, one of the House managers on the first failed impeachment of former President Donald J. Trump, lashed out at Fox during an appearance on Saturday’s edition of “CNN Newsroom” with host Jim Acosta.

After chewing the fat about the hearings in general, the topic turned to the disappointing ratings that fell far short of expectations given the tremendous amount of hype as Americans have moved beyond the so-called “insurrection” and are more concerned with more pressing problems, like the $5 a gallon national average for gas, the worst inflation in four decades and ongoing product shortages not normally seen in the land of plenty.

“And I know that you weren’t going for the ratings on Thursday night, but the Nielsen numbers have come in, and it’s been estimated that some 20 million Americans were watching the hearing, the very first hearing unfold on Thursday night,” Acosta said. “Of course that does not include Fox because Fox was not showing the hearing. Did that meet your satisfaction? Is that what you were hoping to see, that many millions of Americans tuning in? Do you consider that a success?”

Lofgren responded, “Well, I had no idea or really any expectation of how many people would tune in. It seems to me that’s an awful lot of Americans who watched, and isn’t it ironic that the Fox News commentators are constantly talking about so-called cancel culture and what they’re trying to do is make sure that the American people don’t actually see the committee’s work.”

“Cancel culture on steroids,” she carped.

“They try to cancel you,” Acosta remarked.

“That’s right. But we broke through, I think, to multiple millions of Americans and, you know, the ratings will go up and down, I’m sure, the meeting on Monday is at 10:00 AM., most people are at work at that time, but it’s carried online, and we’ll have an opportunity for people to see it in the evening or later at their leisure if they wish.” Lofren said, putting lipstick on a pig after over the dismal ratings for the primetime extravaganza.

“We’re going to just methodically plow through this as we did on Thursday night,” she added. “We’ll have a mix of live witnesses as well as video from the many, many, many interviews that have been conducted as well as the production of documents, so people will be able to see the evidence and the… that we have to support the things that we are saying.”

At first glance, the 20 million viewers may sound impressive but the three major networks ABC, CBS and NBC which preempted their regular programming took a beating, Fox News contributor put the numbers in perspective.

“Context: The evening newscasts on CBS, NBC & ABC average anywhere from 18 to 20 million viewers combined on a typical night. Those newscasts do not air in primetime. The January 6 hearings airing in primetime Thursday took in just 11+ million viewers on those three same networks,” he wrote on Twitter.

The J6 committee hearings will continue this week albeit without the primetime treatment which considering how badly that Thursday night’s production bombed, may be a good thing for Lofgren’s Democrats and Liz Cheney.

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16 thoughts on “J6 committee Dem whines to CNN about Fox News not carrying show trial: ‘Cancel culture on steroids’

  1. “Cancel culture” is a leftwing domain. It’s hilarious that she would accuse Fox of exactly what the DemProgs do to political opponents. She’s pissed because not everyone buys into the narrative.

  2. “ I know that you weren’t going for the ratings on Thursday night” – Jim, you are LYING (again)!

    If they weren’t after ratings (aka a large audience), WHY did they specifically hold the hearing in PRIME TIME?

    Fake News covers FAKE hearing!

  3. It’s a production. Like “Days of our demoncrap lies” and the msm propaganda agencies airing this clown circus committee show. Interviews and documents chopped and pieced together to fit their treasonous agenda. I think they all should be questioned especially the committee under the effects of sodium pentothal or sodium amytal or even scopolamine. Then the real truth would come pouring out. Just saying

  4. Must see TV?, not really. If 20 million watched Thursday, how many watched the whole dog and pony show? Be interesting to see the percentage turn the channel data at 15 minute intervals. Ho many will tune in for the next propaganda special?

  5. Us old folk remember these show trials where only one side gets to present anything. It didn’t matter if any truth was told during them. Back then they were called Stalin show trials, and they were bootlegged out of the USSR. The only difference is the names. This sham was no less boring than those Stalin Show Trials, and we learned just as much from this as we did from them. FJB

  6. I’m Not Interested in watching the Sham Kangaroo court. pelosi can go Phuck herself

  7. Is it not Fox News right to not air the hearings – for whatever reason? YYYYEEEESSSS. The Deep State Swamp lives in the J6 committee democraps.

  8. One of the few decisions made by the Murdoch boys and RINO Ryan, that I agree with!

  9. BizPac you need to get all this spam crap out of your comments. It’s very irritating.

  10. Hey Lofgren, why would FOX want their viewership to implode, by subjecting people to the bullcrap you are shoveling? This is one of the most ridiculous waste of taxpayers money ever. The Demoncrats should have to pay back the taxpayers for the Russia Hoax, two false impeachments, and now this circus. I’m sure they’ve wasted billions of dollars by now. Make them pay us back with interest. That should bankrupt the lying, cheating bastards.

  11. Because FOX is holding out for the next hearing with the evidence Pelosi won’t let out. Where is Ray Epps the chief instigator of the break-in ?

    Has anybody been charged with Ashley Babbit murder yet? if not why not? if it was justifiable, why didn’t; they shoot everybody? And NO DEMOCRATS the riot didn’t kill 5 cops!! Tells you don’t want any truth out!

  12. If it was forced for all networks to carry, what would D’s do then, make everyone stay home with their eyes propped open to forcibly watch it? “I can’t have my way so I will fore it upon everyone else”? D’s have proven they are too immature to lead anything.

  13. So it’s “cancel culture” if one entity freely decides not to participate in something? I almost feel like Mr. Donaldson should’ve asked permission to borrow my point to PIRN about what makes cancel culture different from boycotting. (He would’ve had it in a heartbeat.) Did FOX try to pressure the other news companies into dropping that horse hockey? Probably not, let alone using threats of violence, or actual violence, for that matter. That Acosta and his guest had to add “on steroids” is even more absurd, though.

  14. It seems that these female Dems should all be standing around a cauldron, just take a look at the mug on this bitch, stomach turning!!!

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