"Conservatives are fighting among themselves over the far-right commentator Tucker Carlson's decision to interview the antisemitic white supremacist Nick Fuentes on his podcast, where the two men decried conservatives who support Israel. Kevin Roberts, the head of the conservative Heritage Foundation thinktank, defended Carlson after the episode, saying Carlson remains and, as I have said before, always will be a close friend of the Heritage Foundation."
"On the podcast, Carlson called out Republicans including Senator Ted Cruz, the former president George W Bush and the ambassador to Israel, Mike Huckabee, for being Christian Zionists who have been seized by this brain virus. I dislike them more than anybody, said Carlson, the former Fox host whose podcast has skewed further to the right during the second Trump term."
Tucker Carlson interviewed Nick Fuentes on his podcast and the two men criticized conservatives who support Israel. Kevin Roberts, head of the Heritage Foundation, defended Carlson and called him a close friend of the foundation. The foundation's response unsettled some supporters and deepened a rift on the right over support for Israel and antisemitism. Carlson publicly attacked Republicans he called Christian Zionists, while Fuentes praised Stalin and promoted conspiratorial claims about Jewish influence. Senator Ted Cruz condemned the remarks as cowardly and complicit, saying antisemitism on the right has surged and poses a poisonous threat to the party and country.
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