During an interview on “Fox News Sunday,” host Chris Wallace asked GOP Rep. Liz Cheney if there was “any truth” to “false flag” rumors —referring to the controversial three-part program “Patriot Purge,” produced by Carlson that pushes conspiracy theory that the Capitol riot was set up by the “deep state.”
“None at all,” Cheney replied. “It’s the same thing that you hear people saying 9/11 is an inside job. It’s un-American to be spreading those kinds of lies, and they are lies.”
She added: “To call it a false flag operation to spread those kinds of lies is really dangerous.”
The Wyoming Republican went onto say that while she believes in “conservative values” and a strong two-party system, it’s time for Republicans to “reject the lie … reject what happened on Jan. 6 … reject the efforts that President Trump made, frankly, to steal the election, and … tell the voters the truth,” she said.
“We have to remember the most conservative of conservative ideals is embracing the Constitution and the rule of law,” Cheney concluded.
Following the release of Carlson’s series, Cheney criticized Fox News for giving him a “platform to spread the same type of lies that provoked violence” on Jan. 6.
Carlson was also condemned by his colleague Geraldo Rivera for his “outrageous” and “inflammatory” claims.
“The record to me is pretty damn clear that there was a riot that was incited and encouraged and unleashed by Donald Trump,” Rivera told The New York Times.
Rivera also called Carlson’s claims “bullshit” in a tweet.
Watch Cheney’s interview below.
