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The Heritage Foundation reaffirmed its admiration for Tucker Carlson, saying it wanted to “put to rest” speculation that the right-wing think tank was “distancing itself” from the former Fox News star in the wake of conservative outrage over Carlson’s friendly interview with notorious white nationalist Nick Fuentes.
Earlier this week, Online Spy noticed That the Heritage Foundation had quietly removed references to Carlson from a donation page sponsored by the conservative pundit’s media company.
After conservative policy analyst Jason Hart told While the donation page still referenced the ex-Fox News host, he tagged Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts on X and asked if it was “intentional” that the page was still live.
Hours later, Hart noted that the think tank had cleared all references To Carlson. In fact, current url Because the page doesn’t mention the right-wing commentator at all, whereas a previous version included a quote from Carlson praising both Roberts and the foundation.
The comments from Hart came as Carlson faced intense backlash from much of the Christian right and Jewish conservatives for siding with one-time foe Fuentes. While the two-hour conversation included Fuentes singing the praises of Joseph Stalin, lamenting the problem of “organized Jewry in America” and telling Carlson the importance of being “pro-white,” there was something One moment in particular that really sparked anger From a large number of conservatives.
“And then there are the Christian Zionists who are, well, Christian Zionists. What is that? I can just say for myself, I dislike them more than anybody, because it is Christian heresy,” Carlson told Fuentes at one point. “And as a Christian I am offended by this.”
As mother jones informed This week, “The online clash over Carlson’s comments about Christian Zionists is the latest evidence of a growing rift on the right over to what extent the United States should get involved in foreign conflicts, particularly in the Middle East.” Meanwhile, Vox, noted The interview was further evidence of the GOP’s “anti-Semitism crisis” and the “looming Republican civil war on the Jews.”
Amid speculation that the Heritage Foundation was dropping Carlson because of the uproar, Roberts posted a social media video Thursday afternoon in which he insisted that the MAGA provocateur remain in the organization’s good graces.
Noting that “Christians can criticize the State of Israel without being anti-Semitic,” adding that “anti-Semitism must be condemned.” After saying that his allegiance as a Christian is “America first”, Roberts then took several digs at Carlson’s right-wing critics.
He declared, “Conservatives should feel no obligation to support any foreign government, no matter how much pressure from the globalist class or their mouthpieces in Washington,” adding that the Heritage Foundation would not “control the consciences of Christians.”
After saying he would protect Carlson from “the vilification of bad actors serving someone else’s agenda”, Roberts also appeared to defend Fuentes, suggesting he was a victim of cancel culture.
“I disagree with the things Nick Fuentes says and even hate them, but canceling him is also not the answer,” he said. “When we disagree with a person’s ideas and opinions, we challenge those ideas in debate.”
Roberts’ comment energized them own wave of anger From conservatives and the center-right, with centrist writer Matthew Yglesias claim of “The gropers are winning”, referring to Fuentes’ army of followers.
Anti-Trump conservative David French said, “The Heritage Foundation is afraid of Tucker Carlson and his audience.” reacted“The fringe is now mainstream, and one of the most powerful institutions on the American right is on its knees.