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Heritage Foundation board member resigns over Tucker Carlson defense
Robert George resigned after Heritage president Kevin Roberts refused full retraction of a defense for Tucker Carlson's interview with white nationalist Nick Fuentes, sparking multiple resignations.
- In a Facebook post, Robert P. George announced his resignation from the Heritage Foundation Monday because Kevin P. Roberts refused a full retraction of the Oct. 30 video, George said, `Although Kevin publicly apologized for some of what he said in the video, he could not offer a full retraction of its content. So, we reached an impasse`.
- After Carlson's Oct. 27 interview, which critics said aired antisemitic views of Nick Fuentes, Kevin P. Roberts defended Carlson on Oct. 30, warning against 'canceling' him and calling him a close friend.
- Several senior staff described themselves as embarrassed, while the controversy triggered multiple departures including at least five members of the antisemitism task force and Project Esther's official exit after more than a dozen quit.
- A Heritage Foundation spokesman thanked Robert P. George for his service and expressed confidence in Kevin P. Roberts' leadership, even as Heritage continued to lose high-profile conservatives and donors.
- The episode has prompted debate among conservative influencers and intellectuals about the need for better guardrails against bigotry, while Robert P. George urged the conservative movement to uphold human dignity and the moral principles of the Judeo-Christian tradition.
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Robert P. George Resigns From Heritage, Crisis Over Antisemitism Deepens
In a statement posted to Facebook, George said he could not remain on the board without a full retraction of Roberts' Oct. 30 video, which defended Carlson against what Roberts described as a venomous coalition of critics.
·Washington, United States
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Heritage Foundation board member resigns over Tucker Carlson defense
Robert P. George, the McCormick professor of jurisprudence at Princeton University, announced Monday that he resigned from the Heritage Foundation board of trustees over the conservative think tank’s president, Kevin Roberts, defending Tucker Carlson for interviewing antisemitic commentator Nick Fuentes. “I have resigned from the board of the Heritage Foundation. I could not remain without a…
·Washington, United States
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