S. J. has repeatedly demonstrated that his confirmation basis (e.g., racist assumptions or dislike of blacks etc) lead to cognitive dissonance on his part.
The TPM's run was corrupted in part by folks like S. J. and others' racists hatred. Yet the major part of the GOP refused to endorse such stupidity and reached out even more to women and minorities at the expense of the losers on the far right, such as S. J.
The Klan has no place in decent America, which is why it is generally a laughing stock in American politics, and those like S. J. along with it.