'Just like the Russia hoax, it's a conspiracy theory used to divide the country and keep a hold on power,' Carlson said.
Fox News host Tucker Carlson called Americans' growing concerns about the rise of white supremacy and white nationalism"a hoax" and"conspiracy theory used to divide the country" in the wake of two mass shootings this weekend that left dozens dead.on Tuesday, the conservative host lashed out at the media for criticizing President Donald Trump's response to the El Paso and Dayton mass shootings.
"It's not the job of this show to defend the president and everything he says," Carlson said after airing a clip demonstrating the media criticisms of Trump's speech on Monday."Some things we are not going to defend. But in point of fact, he never endorsed white supremacy or came close to endorsing white supremacy. That's just a lie. But he condemned it anyway. Their response, 'he didn't really mean it.
"This is a country where the average person is getting poorer, where the suicide rate is spiking—'white supremacy, that's the problem'—this is a hoax," Carlson added."Just like the Russia hoax, it's a conspiracy theory used to divide the country and keep a hold on power." Fox News host Tucker Carlson on Tuesday called concerns about white supremacy a"lie" and a"conspiracy theory used to divide the country."Later in the broadcast, Carlson claimed that he has"never met anybody who ascribes to white supremacy" or believes it is a"good idea" in the 50 years that he's lived in America.
A gunman opened fire at a Walmart in Texas on Saturday, leaving 20 dead and at least 26 others injured.
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