Overview
- Tucker Carlson released a friendly, two-hour interview with Nick Fuentes that coincided with the Tree of Life massacre anniversary, drawing sharp condemnation from pro-Israel conservatives and Jewish groups.
- Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts posted a video defending Carlson as a "close friend," labeled critics a "venomous coalition," and argued that Christians can criticize Israel without being antisemitic.
- Roberts later outlined what he abhors about Fuentes’s views, yet he did not retract his support for Carlson’s choice to host him.
- Donors and staff expressed outrage, with coverage describing internal turmoil at Heritage and some calls for Roberts to step down, though his resignation has not been announced.
- Opinion writers across outlets describe a widening split on the right over Israel and non-interventionism, with warnings that giving Fuentes a platform risks mainstreaming extremist ideology.