Fox anchor: Breaching the Capitol building was “a huge victory” for Trump rioters
Martha MacCallum: “Obviously this is a huge victory for these protesters. They have disrupted the system in an enormous way.”
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Citation From the January 6, 2021, edition of Fox News' The Daily Briefing
MARHA MACCALLUM (FOX ANCHOR): Hearing these reports that there is tear gas being used in the rotunda, as Bret has just reported. The members are being told to get those gas masks that are under their seats. The other big question is where is the vice president. We're told that he was rushed out of the chamber. And this answers the question that I raised before. You know, I was under the assumption that they would be safe in the chamber. That was before we realized that people had actually breached the building and were walking through the rotunda. Obviously this is a huge victory for these protesters. They have disrupted the system in an enormous way.
And I just want to, you know, bring everyone — remind everyone of what happened earlier this week, right. People going to Josh Hawley's house, we've seen spray paint on Mitch McConnell's door, on Nancy Pelosi's door as well, and we've all been sort of tracking the escalation of this. Now look at what you've got now. You have protesters inside the Capitol building in quite an incredible act that I think you could — you know, revolt is a word that, you know, can be used here in some way. These people are peaceful on the stairs.