Fox News host Tucker Carlson told his TV audience last night that white supremacy is “actually not a real problem in America.”
“This is a hoax, just like the Russia hoax,” he added. “It’s a conspiracy theory used to divide the country and keep a hold on power.”
Saying “the whole thing is a lie,” Carlson downplayed the threat by saying, “The combined membership of every white supremacist organization in this country would be able to fit inside a college football stadium.”
As CNN reports, the point is that men like the suspect in the El Paso shooting aren’t “members” of an “organization.”
The suspect made clear in the manifesto he left behind that he wanted to kill as many Mexicans as possible.
But Tucker Carlson says white supremacy is not a real problem in America.
Tucker Carlson: White supremacy is “actually not a real problem in America.” Calling white supremacy and issue is “a hoax” and “a conspiracy theory used to divide the country” pic.twitter.com/ydzmJ0L7UI— Andrew Lawrence (@ndrew_lawrence) August 7, 2019
22 people were shot dead over the weekend by a white supremacist who justified his murder by using language frequently used by TuckerHe doesn’t want you to think it’s an issue and the only assumption you can make is bc he wants these things to continue happening
— Andrew Lawrence (@ndrew_lawrence) August 7, 2019
I have something to tell Tucker Carlson. My parents were white supremacists. Their hate was not a hoax. They wanted what’s happening now. I ran from everything they believed. But their vile beliefs were real. Dangerous. And shared by too many. We can’t pretend otherwise.— Bryce Tache 🇺🇸 (@brycetache) August 7, 2019
Don Lemon on Tucker Carlson’s assertion that white supremacy is not a problem in America:“Is that not the dumbest thing you’ve ever heard?”#TuckerCarlsonpic.twitter.com/INZCOY9bd9
— Greg Hogben (@MyDaughtersArmy) August 7, 2019
Now updated: A timeline of Tucker Carlson’s descent into white supremacy https://t.co/YbTZFQl8XH pic.twitter.com/W54WJvHCPc— Media Matters (@mmfa) August 7, 2019
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