Overview
- In a video posted Thursday, Heritage president Kevin Roberts said Carlson "always will be a close friend" of the think tank and blasted a "venomous coalition" trying to "cancel" him.
- Roberts said he disagrees with and "even abhor[s]" things Nick Fuentes says but argued against "canceling" him or policing conservatives' consciences.
- He asserted conservatives should not "reflexively support any foreign government," citing pressure from a "globalist class," language critics said echoed antisemitic tropes.
- Jewish leaders and Democrats condemned the stance, with Chuck Schumer calling it "deeply disturbing" and the Republican Jewish Coalition's Matt Brooks expressing disgust.
- Carlson's interview let Fuentes air antisemitic views with minimal pushback, and observers also noted a Heritage webpage referencing Carlson had been altered without explanation.