and he refused to criticize kevin mccarthy for releasing the tapes, but obviously that's the connection everyone is going to make. it's a fascinating dynamic playing out on the hill right now as republicans try tos wrestle with this in realtime. >> and as any fox viewer, whether a consistent viewer or occasional viewer, this is the question that they have to ask. tucker carlson and the others, what they say to this day about donald trump. and then this is tucker carlson in his own words. we're all pretepiding we have a lot to show for it. admit whag a disaster it's been is too tough to day igest. there isn't an upside to trump. number one, you're lying to your viewers. trump is running again. >> i think we're all watching for that tweet or whatever it is on his site. >> he said trump is good at