Mike Pence Slams Media Portrayal of Jan. 6 'Disgrace'

Mike Pence slammed media portrayals of what he called the “disgrace” of the Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol, saying that reports that it was a “peaceful” gathering of “tourists” do nothing but “mock decency.”

The former vice president’s comments Saturday come in light of Fox News’ Tucker Carlson’s recent airing of security footage in an attempt to downplay the insurrection, even calling those attacking the Capitol “sightseers.”

“I was there at the Capitol, and let me assure you it was not, as some would have us believe, a matter of tourists peacefully enjoying our Capitol,” Pence said at the Gridiron Club dinner in Washington, D.C. “Make no mistake about it — what happened that day was a disgrace and it mocks decency to portray it in any other way.”