US EditionHeritage Foundation head defends Tucker Carlson for hosting Nick Fuentes
- On Thursday, Kevin Roberts, President of the Heritage Foundation, said the group is not distancing itself from Tucker Carlson and called critics a venomous coalition whose attempt to cancel him will fail.
- Carlson's interview with Nick Fuentes prompted backlash, and on Wednesday reports said Heritage Foundation scrubbed Carlson references from a donation page, fueling social media speculation.
- Several right-wing figures including Joel Pollack, Mark Levin and Andrew Klavan slammed Carlson for platforming Nick Fuentes, who praised Adolf Hitler and called for a total Aryan victory, while Fuentes celebrated the Groypers' takeover and thanked Roberts for defending Carlson.
- The Heritage Foundation emphasized it will defend allies and not take direction from social media users or members and donors, while Kevin Roberts affirmed Christians can critique Israel without being antisemitic.
- Amid uproar from pro-Israel conservatives over a Turning Point USA event, Vice President JD Vance stressed prioritizing American interests, while Nick Fuentes thanked Roberts and celebrated gains on social media.
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Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts is facing a storm of criticism from conservatives after publicly defending Tucker Carlson's friendly interview with avowed racist and antisemite Nick Fuentes. In a video posted Thursday on X, Roberts praised Carlson as "a courageous truth-teller" and "a friend of Heritage," while dismissing the uproar over Carlson's decision to give Fuentes a platform. "The American people expect us to be focusing on o…
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Tucker Carlson’s friendly sitdown with Nick Fuentes is drawing harsh criticism from elements of the right, but it seems utterly inevitable given the former Fox host’s trajectory over the last decade.Fuentes, a white nationalist streamer and Holocaust denier who just weeks ago called for the expulsion of American Jews and Muslims, was once verboten in GOP circles. But in recent months he has become increasingly prominent, drawing millions of view…
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The Heritage Foundation’s president, Kevin Roberts, issued a statement and accompanying video on Oct. 30 in defense of Tucker Carlson, sparking varied and passionate responses among conservatives—including among Heritage staff. Some lauded Roberts’s defense of Carlson, a commentator and interviewer who appeared on the campaign trail with President Donald Trump ahead of his victory in 2024. Others, including Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), have con…
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