Two things can be true: White supremacy is an ugly, evil ideology that rarely rears its head. But when it does, the consequences are often deadly. It took 22 innocent lives in El Paso, Texas, and it will take more if allowed to fester.

This is why many conservatives have called on Trump and the GOP to condemn it in the strongest terms possible. It might not be an everyday evil, but it is a dangerous one. Tucker Carlson seems to disagree. In a monologue last night, Carlson alleged that “the whole [white supremacy issue] is a lie.”