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Fox’s Tucker Carlson took a swipe at the NAACP during a segment tonight over potential next Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Carlson clashed with Roll Call columnist Jonathan Allen over his piece on why the Senate should reject Sessions. Carlson told Allen his column was a smear and “total hack job,” pressing him for examples of racism on Sessions’ part. Allen pointed to comments Sessions got in trouble for when he was up for a judgeship decades ago, his recent remarks on the Confederate flag, and how he once called the NAACP “un-American” because they were “trying to force civil rights down the throats of people.” Carlson responded, “I think the NAACP is a totally discredited group. Does that make me a racist?” He continued to confront Allen for saying Sessions is basically on the “ideological fringe.” Watch the full segment above, via Fox News.Tucker Carlson GRILLS Jonathan Allen On Jeff Sessions Being Racist FULL Interview. Fox's Tucker Carlson Attacks The NAACP During Defense Of Jeff Sessions’ Racist Past. Carlson: "I Think The NAACP Is A Totally Discredited Group From the November 18, 2016 edition of Fox News' Tucker Carlson Tonight: JONATHAN ALLEN: In 1986 he called the NAACP un-American. Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson, who was joined by writer Jonathan Allen on Friday night, focused on an excerpt from Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions’ 1986 confirmation hearings in which Sessions allegedly referred to the NAACP and the ACLU as “un-American” and “Communist.” This comes after a day of media buzz about Donald Trump nominating the Alabama Senator for Attorney General. Sessions faced scrutiny on Friday as many were quick to point to his past racist comments, such as referring to a black attorney as “boy” and joking that the KKK was only problematic after finding out that they allegedly smoked weed. These comments surfaced from a 500-plus page transcript of Sessions’ confirmation hearings, as Right Wing Watch reported. Carlson was not happy by the allegations that Sessions is racist, arguing that “Before you call someone racist … you might have some facts.” Allen pointed to Sessions’ comments on the NAACP as fact, or proof of racial bias. Carlson shot back, “Really? Because I think the NAACP is a totally discredited group,” before asking, “Does that make me a racist? I mean, let’s get back to reality a little bit.”