Overview
- Heritage president Kevin Roberts released a video saying the group will not distance itself from Tucker Carlson, denouncing a “venomous coalition” of critics and arguing that canceling Nick Fuentes is not the answer.
- Tucker Carlson’s podcast gave Fuentes, a white nationalist and Holocaust denier, a largely unchallenged platform to air antisemitic views, drawing condemnation from across conservative media.
- Senator Ted Cruz, speaking at the Republican Jewish Coalition conference, called the platforming of Fuentes “cowardly and complicit,” while Senator Mitch McConnell said conservatives should not carry water for antisemites.
- Heritage staffers publicly rebuked their boss’s stance on X, with posts such as “NAZIS ARE BAD” shared by multiple fellows and directors.
- Fuentes thanked Roberts for his defense, underscoring a widening rift on the right over support for Israel and the acceptability of extremist rhetoric.