Fox News contributor Geraldo Rivera is in hot water again with critics, this time over a hot take he posted to Twitter about the riots at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

“Regarding January 6th, remove all filters, legal, political, ideological, or philosophical. Just you-personally-remember how you reacted when with your own eyes-you watched on Live Television the violent breach of our nation’s Capitol. That day-did you say ‘oh that wasn’t so bad?’” Rivera tweeted.

He sent out a follow-up tweet asking his followers to watch his appearance Thursday night on Fox News host Sean Hannity’s program, where they discussed recent developments regarding Jan. 6 and the security footage from that day.

Watch @seanhannity tonight Live at 9pm et https://t.co/8T9DDRd2Du

— Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) March 8, 2023

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Many on social media slammed Rivera for his comments, with some even calling for him to be fired.

Yes, it was obvious to most of us that it wasn’t bad at all.

— James Baysinger 🇺🇸 (@sixxstringmetal) March 9, 2023

I’m more worried about how much damage Democrats have done to our country in just two years. You should be fired from Fox News!

— Patriot Alerts (@alerts___) March 10, 2023

While we are removing filters, can we remove you Geraldo?

— J.D. (@JDSantaMonica) March 8, 2023

I never watch you Geraldo. I turned off the Five today because you were sitting there.

— Frederick Wolfe (@fwolfe65) March 8, 2023

Not compared to BLM protestors burning down cities!

— FreeToBeFree (@FreeToBeFree5) March 9, 2023

The chief of the U.S. Capitol Police issued a memo to his staff on Tuesday following the airing of previously unseen security footage by Fox News host Tucker Carlson which showed many police officers appearing to stand passively as a large crowd entered the Capitol on January 6.

Police Chief Tom Manger condemned the comments made during the airing of the footage on Carlson’s Monday night program, stating that it was “filled with offensive and misleading conclusions” about the riot of January 6, 2021, when a group of people breached the U.S. Capitol building, causing disruptions to lawmakers who were in the process of certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory.

“The program conveniently cherry-picked from the calmer moments of our 41,000 hours of video,” Manger claimed. “The commentary fails to provide context about the chaos and violence that happened before or during these less tense moments.”

NEW – Capitol Police chief Thomas Manger sends internal memo this am saying Carlson’s report was “filled with offensive and misleading conclusions” about Jan. 6 and says the “opinion program” never reached out with appropriate context. Reporting w/ @rachelvscott pic.twitter.com/BrnD0n4IN1

— Katherine Faulders (@KFaulders) March 7, 2023

Manger specifically objected to a segment that featured Capitol Police officers guiding Jacob Chansley, also known as the “QAnon Shaman,” through the Capitol building and Carlson’s portrayal of them as “tour guides.”

He also expressed concern about Carlson’s emphasis on Capitol Police officer Brian Sicknick, who a medical examiner found had died of natural causes after suffering a stroke a day after the January 6 incident while protecting the Capitol, the Daily Wire reported.

The New York Times initially reported on January 8 that Sicknick was killed by a rioter wielding a fire extinguisher during the riot. However, the paper retracted the story five weeks later after the D.C. medical examiner stated that Sicknick had died of natural causes a day after the event. Other outlets also erroneously reported that Sicknick was beaten to death.

Nonetheless, both Sicknick’s family and the police believe that his death was related to the riot.

Video of Sicknick appearing to lead people out of the Capitol building after “he was supposedly murdered outside overturns the single-most powerful and politically useful lie the Democrats have told us about January 6,” Carlson noted.

Manger noted that Capitol Police “maintains, as anyone with common sense would, that had Officer Sicknick not fought valiantly for hours on the day he was violently assaulted, Officer Sicknick would not have died the next day.”

In his memo, Manger thanked and praised members of the Capitol Police force, commending their efforts on January 6. “You fought like hell on January 6 and risked your lives to protect the Constitution and everything this country stands for,” he wrote. “You, along with our law enforcement partners, saved every member of Congress and their staff.”

It’s unclear if Manger has been asked to appear on Carlson’s program to tell his side of the story, although the Fox News host regularly invites officials who disagree with him onto the show.

Carlson was provided access to some 40,000 hours of previously unseen surveillance video by House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Ky.), a move that was criticized by Democrats and some Republicans, including Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky.

“It was a mistake in my view for Fox News to depict this in a way that is completely at variance with what our chief law enforcement official here at the Capitol thinks,” McConnell said on Tuesday, according to USA Today.