Why is it so hard for some Republicans to say Nazis are bad?

A Democratic state representative in Tennessee introduced a resolution to denounce white nationalists and neo-Nazis and to classify them as terrorist organizations.

The Representative, Ray Clemmons, stated, “I seek passage of House Joint Resolution 583. This joint resolution is intended to denounce white nationalists and neo-Nazis.”

The bill died in a mere 30 seconds — the GOP-controlled committee would not even allow a vote.

Clemmons later stated, “What example does this set for children when their own state won’t denounce acts of violence by groups? We have blown a tremendous opportunity.”

Since 9/11, right-wing extremists have killed at least 100 people in the U.S. Hate crimes in major U.S. cities jumped 18% in the last year. But Republican figures seem to hesitate to address these acts of violence with the same vigor that they do for acts of terror carried out by people from other countries.

Even when white nationalists openly demonstrated and marched in the street, President Trump has done very little discourage them from doing so — which only seems to galvanize more hateful groups to commit racist/anti-Semitic crimes and put more marginalized people in danger.