Overview
- Roberts told staff he "made a mistake," apologized for calling critics a "venomous coalition," and said the phrase was a terrible choice of words for Jewish colleagues.
- He said he offered his resignation to Heritage’s board yet plans to remain in office, telling staff, "I made the mess, let me clean it up."
- At a tense all-hands meeting, multiple fellows said they lacked confidence in Roberts’ leadership, with some urging him to step down and others urging him to stay.
- Resignations mounted from Heritage’s antisemitism task force and partner groups, including Mark Goldfeder, Rabbi Yaakov Menken’s Coalition for Jewish Values, Laurie Cardoza-Moore, and a suspended participation by the Combat Antisemitism Movement.
- Roberts said the initial defense video’s script was written by his former chief of staff, Ryan Neuhaus, who has since resigned, and he later vowed to challenge Carlson’s handling of Fuentes.