BySara Dorn,
Forbes Staff.
Tucker Carlson’s interview with white supremacist Nick Fuentes has divided some in President Donald Trump’s base, raising concerns among the GOP that Fuentes—once exiled by Republicans as a dangerous fringe figure—is being allowed back into the mainstream.
Carlson’s Oct. 27 interview with Fuentes, who has praised Adolf Hitler and regularly makes racist, sexist and antisemitic comments, builds on a recent resurgence of publicity for Fuentes since he was banned from most social media sites over the past five years and widely denounced by Republicans.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is the latest Republican to condemn Carlson and Republicans who have stayed silent on the matter, calling Fuentes “a poison that is profoundly dangerous” during a speech Friday at the Federalist Society’s National Lawyers Convention in Washington, Politico reported, adding, “every one of us has an obligation to stand up and say what is wrong.”
