WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump defended Tucker Carlson on Sunday for his sympathetic interview with white nationalist and avowedly racist antisemite Nick Fuentes, breaking a conspicuous weekslong silence on an episode that had ignited bitter infighting among conservatives.

In late October, Carlson, a top surrogate for Trump’s reelection campaign who was given a prime-time speaking slot at the Republican National Convention last year, interviewed Fuentes on his podcast. During their discussion, Carlson attacked Republicans who closely backed Israel, calling them “Christian Zionists” who had been “seized by this brain virus.”

On Sunday, Trump, speaking of Carlson as he traveled back to the White House after spending the weekend golfing at Mar-a-Lago, said, “You can’t tell h

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