<p>"They're not torching Wendy's, they're not looting retail stores, they're not shooting cops. No, that's not them," he claimed.</p><p>In reality, Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick died from injuries suffered in the insurrection that was incited by Trump's "Big Lie" about election fraud -- which Carlson repeatedly pushed. Two more officers have died by suicide following the attack on the Capitol.</p><p>"The Capitol assault resulted in one of the worst days of injuries for law enforcement in the United States since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. At least 138 officers — 73 from the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/04/us/capitol-riot-police-board.html" target="_blank" title="">Capitol Police</a> and 65 from the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington — were injured, the departments have said. They ranged from bruises and lacerations to more serious damage such as concussions, rib fractures, burns and even a mild heart attack," The New York Times <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/11/us/politics/capitol-riot-police-officer-injuries.html" target="_blank">reported</a> in February.</p>
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