Overview
- A leaked all-staff meeting showed Roberts telling employees he made a mistake and let the institution down, while making clear he would not resign.
- Michele Bachmann quit Heritage’s National Task Force to Combat Antisemitism, and task force leaders said they are separating from the organization.
- The Zionist Organization of America withdrew from Heritage’s antisemitism initiative, and its president Morton Klein said donors have cut off funding worth millions.
- An anonymous major donor who gives more than $500,000 annually said they will stop contributions if Roberts remains, reflecting broader funder backlash.
- Heritage fellows and allies, including Stephen Moore and Chris DeMuth, departed as internal critics like Amy Swearer condemned Roberts’ defense of Carlson and his rhetoric about a “venomous coalition.”