Maya Wiley tells Morning Joe 'white supremacy' is rising, Americans believe we're 'on a path to civil war'

US lawyer and former MSNBC legal analyst Maya Wiley claimed that white supremacy is increasing in the US, citing ongoing GOP infighting as evidence.

A new poll found that more than half of Americans fear a civil war and believe the country is experiencing a democratic decline in the current political climate. The poll, conducted by the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, found that 57 percent of Americans say the United States is on a path toward civil war. It also found that 69 percent of Americans believe that US democracy is under major threat now.

The poll centered on issues relating to race relations in the country. It reported that 60 percent of Americans say race relations are worsening, an increase from last year. It also found that 69 percent of nonwhite voters worry about white supremacy. However, 88 percent of voters agreed that diversity makes the United States stronger.

Wiley, the president and CEO of the group, appeared on Morning Joe to discuss the findings. She attributed the results to conservative and GOP infighting and accused voices on the right of promoting rhetoric that endorses this ideology.

“People are talking explicitly about white supremacy being a major concern,” she claimed. 

“Given what we’re seeing out in the political discourse, what permission and nodding we’re seeing to things that are, really, frankly, quite shocking,” she continued. “We should be concerned.”

Joe Scarborough also weighed in, accusing young conservatives of being antisemitic and racist. The discussion highlighted Nick Fuentes, a right-wing pundit who recently appeared on Tucker Carlson’s podcast and has expressed views against Israel and in support of keeping the United States a majority white country.

“This is what conservatives are now fighting about in the Republican Party, because it’s gotten so bad,” Scarborough claimed.

President Donald Trump was asked about the ongoing tension within the GOP, defending Carlson and saying, “You can't tell him who to interview.”

"If he wants to interview Nick Fuentes, I don't know much about him, but if he wants to do it, get the word out. Let him, you know, people have to decide,” Trump said.