US EditionHeritage staff in open revolt over leader’s defense of Tucker Carlson
Heritage Foundation staff is divided after leader Kevin Roberts refused to condemn Tucker Carlson's interview with white nationalist Nick Fuentes, sparking internal backlash.
- On Thursday, Heritage staff publicly rebelled after Kevin Roberts defended Tucker Carlson for granting a forum to Nick Fuentes, fracturing the group behind President Donald Trump's Project 2025 agenda.
- Carlson's interview with Nick Fuentes ignited the controversy because Fuentes is long known for Holocaust denial and antisemitic statements, while Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger criticized Kevin Roberts on CNN Thursday for refusing to condemn Carlson.
- Nick Fuentes' record includes comparing the Holocaust to `cookies being baked in an oven`, praising Hitler, and dining with President Donald Trump and Kanye West at Mar-a-Lago in 2022.
- He finally backtracked after days of controversy, as backlash grew at the Republican Jewish Coalition leadership summit where senior figures denounced Carlson and attendees held `TUCKER IS NOT MAGA` signs.
- A recent survey found rising negative views of Israel, including nearly half of Republican voters under 40, highlighting a split between the pro-Israel faction and anti-Israel camp within the GOP.
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Carlson's interview with Fuentes exposes rift among GOP
This week, a task force dedicated to fighting antisemitism reportedly decided to cut ties with the conservative Heritage Foundation. It comes after the think tank’s president, Kevin Roberts, defended Tucker Carlson’s interview with a far-right, antisemitic activist. The infighting has laid bare a growing schism within conservative circles over how to address antisemitism. William Brangham reports.
Ted Cruz slams Republican colleagues for not denouncing Tucker Carlson
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) slammed his Republican colleagues on Friday for failing to denounce Tucker Carlson amid the fallout from the conservative pundit’s interview with Nick Fuentes, a white nationalist who has contributed to the recent rise in antisemitism online. “My colleagues, almost to a person, think what is happening is horrible, but a great many of them are frightened because he has one hell of a big megaphone,” Cruz said of Carlson at the…
Tucker Carlson's interview with antisemite Nick Fuentes exposes rift among Republicans
This week, a task force dedicated to fighting antisemitism reportedly decided to cut ties with the conservative Heritage Foundation. It comes after the think tank’s president, Kevin Roberts, defended Tucker Carlson’s interview with a far-right, antisemitic activist. The infighting has laid bare a growing schism within conservative circles over how to address antisemitism. William Brangham reports.
MAGA infighting erupts as Heritage row exposes divide on Israel
Staff at the Heritage Foundation publicly rebelled this week against their president, Kevin Roberts, after he defended commentator Tucker Carlson for granting a forum to white-nationalist activist Nick Fuentes. The episode marks a salient break within the conservative movement over the war on Gaza and the Trump administration's seemingly uncritical material and diplomatic support for Israel. Roberts's remarks reaffirming Carlson as a coalition …
William Jacobson: Tucker Carlson Is Destroying The MAGA Movement
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