FOX News’ Tucker Carlson slammed Washington Commanders‘head coach Ron Rivera for fining defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio $ 100,000 following his comments stating that the US Capitol insurrection on January 6th was a dust-up.
The host criticized Rivera’s decision to fine Del Rio on his show Tucker Carlson Tonight, saying:
“Oh, he thought he had a right to respectfully express himself in the land of the free. But it turns out, no. Just hours ago, the coach of the Washington Commanders, a fascist moron called Ron Rivera, announced that Jack Del Rio has no right to talk and he’s being fined $ 100,000 for doing it. ”
Carlson also attacked the veteran head coach for claiming that “lives were lost” during the insurrection, calling it a lie. The Fox News host said:
“If you can think of a line more filled with cant dishonesty and propaganda than that, send us text and tell us what it is because we can’t. That’s just flat-out Maoist. ”
Why Ron Rivera accused Jack Del Rio
Last Monday, the Commanders’ defensive coordinator voiced his opinion about the January 6th insurrection hearings, writing:
“Would love to understand” the whole story “about why the summer of riots, looting, burning and the destruction of personal property is never discussed but this is ??? #CommonSense”
@jneelmort @NHastrosFan @Commanders Del Rio’s tweet was in reference to the destruction caused by the summer riots & people are saying there are consequences for words. My meme pertained to the summer riots & was a valid point. I stayed on topic https://t.co/MQ0e75EMlo
On Wednesday, the former Las Vegas Raiders head coach doubled down on his comments during a press session and compared the insurrection to the George Floyd murder attacks. He said:
“Businesses are being burned down, no problem … and then we have a dust-up at the Capitol, nothing burned down … and we’re gonna make that a major deal.”
His comments prompted Commanders head coach Ron Rivera to levy a $ 100,000 fine on his team’s defensive coordinator. He also released a statement addressing the situation via the team’s social media account, which read:
“[Del Rio’s] comments do not reflect the organization’s views and are extremely hurtful to our great community here in the DMV [D.C.-Maryland-Virginia]. As we saw last night in the hearings, what happened on the Capitol on January 6, 2021 was an act of domestic terrorism. A group of citizens attempted to overturn the results of a free and fair election, and as a result lives were lost and the Capitol building was damaged. “
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He apologized for his comments on Twitter, writing:
The defensive coordinator has since deleted his Twitter profile.