US EditionControversy over Tucker Carlson Interview Reveals Conservative Movement's Conflict over Antisemitism
Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts defends Tucker Carlson and Nick Fuentes, opposing cancel culture despite Fuentes's racist views, sparking internal dissent among staff.
- On Thursday, Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts posted a video denying the group was distancing itself from Tucker Carlson and arguing `canceling` Nick Fuentes is not the solution, sparking staff rebellion.
- Nick Fuentes, self-described white nationalist and far-right activist, praises Adolf Hitler and is deeply misogynistic, while Carlson did not challenge Fuentes's extremist claims during his interview.
- Several staffers, including Jason Bedrick, Jay Greene and John Peluso, retweeted Preston Brashers's meme reading `NAZIS ARE BAD` and criticized Roberts after he asked for their resignations.
- On Friday, Roberts issued a follow-up in which he condemned Fuentes's views while reiterating his belief that antisemitic ideas should be challenged, as the episode roiled the GOP and drew sharp rebukes from Heritage staffers, Republican senators, and Jewish leaders.
- Heritage's recent history, including Project 2025 with 900‑page guidebook, exemplifies its ideological shift toward political activism, reflecting a broader trend in conservatism, according to Tim Chapman.
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Controversy over Tucker Carlson interview reveals conservative movement's conflict over antisemitism
The president of a Republican-aligned think tank has defended Tucker Carlson after the conservative media personality offered a platform to a far-right activist known for pushing white nationalist and antisemitic views
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National Review Senior writer Noah Rothman blasted Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts’ embrace of MAGA influencer Tucker Carlson, and the alternative media host’s “friendly interview with avowed racist Nick Fuentes.”After Carlson posted his interview with Fuentes Monday, conservatives urged the foundation to distance itself from Carlson due to Fuentes’s being the founder of a group of internet trolls that praise Hitler and white Christi…
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Conservative AngleHeritage Foundation Wants Jew-Hater Nick Fuentes in Its Big Tent
The Heritage Foundation gave efforts to bring the hatred of Jews into the mainstream among patriots a massive boost on Thursday, when its president, Kevin Roberts, published a video declaring the Foundation’s stout and wholehearted support for Tucker Carlson, who has done more than anyone (with the possible exception of Candace Owens) to make Americans believe that hating Jews and wishing the worst possible fates upon them is just good old-fashi…
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