Overview
- The exchange aired Friday on CNN NewsNight during a panel on the MAGA movement’s future, where Bakari Sellers called Nick Fuentes misogynistic and antisemitic but influential with some Republican voters.
- Miller pointed to podcaster Jennifer Welch’s October comments labeling Stephen Miller a “white supremacist” and “Nazi Jew,” asserting that Phillip did not push back.
- Phillip dismissed the equivalence with Carlson’s Fuentes interview and said she would not host someone who voices admiration for Hitler.
- Miller argued that moderators should challenge extreme rhetoric while defending free speech, accusing Phillip of holding inconsistent standards.
- Conservative media amplified the clash, with Megyn Kelly on Monday criticizing Phillip for not stopping the “Nazi Jew” characterization.