Overview
- On a Monday episode of The Tucker Carlson Show, guest Andrew Huff asserted a paper showed different COVID impacts among Jewish ancestry lines, and Carlson specified Sephardic and Ashkenazi Jews.
- Carlson referenced Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s earlier assertion that the virus could be tailored to affect specific groups, which scientists have rejected.
- Criticism poured in from conservatives and Jewish commentators, with Sen. Ted Cruz, RedState writer Bonchie, and Arynne Wexler publicly denouncing the segment.
- The Anti-Defamation League labeled the remarks dangerous and disgraceful, warning that framing Jews as biologically distinct echoes long-running antisemitic myths.
- Reporters noted Huff’s prior work with EcoHealth Alliance, and public health experts reiterated there is no evidence COVID-19 was engineered to spare or target any ethnic group.