right-wing media in the days leading up to the january 6th insurrection. cnn's chief media correspondent brian stelter has the story. >> reporter: in the weeks leading up to january 6th -- >> congress will decide in january, so we will see what happens. >> reporter: -- kayleigh mcenany said donald trump was fighting to stay in office. >> this president's a fighter. he's not giving up. >> reporter: fight, fight, fight. that was the right-wing tv narrative until insurrection day. >> i think it's not an understatement to say we're in a constitutional tinderbox right now. >> reporter: these shows supplied the firewood and the matches. but behind the scenes, some claimed to fear a fire. >> multiple fox news hosts knew the president needed to act immediately. >> reporter: the house's 1/6 committee keeps sharing text messages that show how two-faced some of these stars are. on december 31st, 2020, sean