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Top Heritage Foundation staffer departs after Tucker Carlson, Nick Fuentes controversy
Ryan Neuhaus resigned after supporting Heritage President Kevin Roberts's defense of Tucker Carlson's interview with white nationalist Nick Fuentes, sparking staff and ally backlash.
- On Monday, Ryan Neuhaus resigned from the Heritage Foundation; he served as chief of staff to Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts.
- After Carlson hosted Nick Fuentes last week, Kevin Roberts issued a statement denouncing Carlson's critics and said Carlson remains a close friend of the Heritage Foundation.
- Neuhaus's social-media activity drew internal anger after he reposted messages backing Roberts' defense of Carlson, urging Heritage employees to `resign if so outraged.`
- In an email last week, Kevin Roberts announced Neuhaus's new role at the Simon Center as Senior Advisor and called him `a vital part of our team` whose `energy and acumen` will aid their mission.
- Roberts faced criticism from across the conservative movement, including some on his payroll, while he called critics a `venomous coalition` whose `attempt to cancel him will fail`.
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The New York LedgerHeritage president’s chief-of-staff resigns in aftermath of Carlson-Fuentes backlash
Ryan Neuhaus, who was chief-of-staff to Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts until Friday, has left the organization as it struggles with the fallout from Mr. Roberts' defense of Tucker Carlson's softball interview with far-right influencer Nick Fuentes.
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Top Heritage Foundation staffer departs after Tucker Carlson, Nick Fuentes controversy
Ryan Neuhaus left the Heritage Foundation in the wake of an uproar over a statement from its president Kevin Roberts last week defending Tucker Carlson after he interviewed antisemetic white nationalist Nick Fuentes.
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