Overview
- Mark Goldfeder resigned from Heritage’s National Task Force to Combat Antisemitism, saying the think tank’s defense of Carlson’s platforming of Nick Fuentes made his continued service impossible.
- At the Republican Jewish Coalition summit, Florida Rep. Randy Fine canceled a planned event with Heritage and urged colleagues to cut ties as the RJC said it is reassessing its relationship with the group.
- Heritage president Kevin Roberts called Carlson a close friend and argued that canceling Fuentes is not the answer, even as he said antisemitism should be condemned.
- Republican figures including Sens. Ted Cruz and Mitch McConnell criticized giving a platform to Fuentes, and RJC CEO Matt Brooks called Heritage’s stance appalling.
- During the interview, Fuentes advanced antisemitic claims about “organized Jewry,” while Carlson attacked Christian Zionists as a “dangerous heresy,” fueling concern over shifting rhetoric on the right.