US EditionHeritage Foundation President Apologizes for Defending Tucker Carlson in Leaked Staff Meeting
Kevin Roberts apologized after defending Carlson's interview with white nationalist Nick Fuentes, which caused staff dissent and loss of Jewish partnerships, with Fuentes' audience estimated at 5 million.
- On Wednesday, Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts apologized to staff for refusing to condemn Tucker Carlson after his friendly interview with Nick Fuentes and admitted he had let down the institution.
- Roberts had posted a video last week defending Carlson, with the script written by Ryan Neuhaus, who misled Roberts about approval and later resigned.
- During a tense, two-hour all-hands meeting, Heritage staff challenged Roberts's leadership and warned his stance gravely damaged ties with Jewish partners, as Project Esther collaborators cut ties.
- Several longtime fellows and legal scholars at Heritage told Kevin Roberts they no longer had confidence, and Roberts said he had offered his resignation to Heritage's board of directors but felt a moral obligation to stay.
- The episode underscored ideological rifts within the conservative movement as younger Heritage staff questioned pro-Israel priorities, while Robert Rector, Heritage veteran of 47 years, invoked William F. Buckley Jr. and said `I hope you know who he is`.
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Heritage president apologizes for Carlson defense in brutal leaked all-staff meeting
Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts apologized to staff for his controversial video defending Tucker Carlson, and faced brutal criticism from the think tank’s scholars for how he handled the matter, in a leaked all-staff meeting on Wednesday. “I made a mistake, and I let you down, and I let down this institution. Period. Full stop,”…
Heritage Foundation antisemitism task force board member quits over Tucker Carlson defense — as think tank prez admits he ‘made the mess’
A board member of the Heritage Foundation's anti-semitism task force resigned Wednesday, as the think tank's president Kevin Roberts apologized in a closed-door meeting with staff for his defense of Tucker Carlson following the right-wing podcaster's kid-gloves interview with white supremacist Nick Fuentes.
Heritage president admits ‘I made a mistake,’ resists calls to step down as think tank reels
Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts told staffers Wednesday that he "made a mistake" with his much-criticized video defending anti-Israel host Tucker Carlson, but that he wants to stay and clean up what he called "the mess."
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