The president of a prominent Republican-aligned think tank defended conservative media personality Tucker Carlson after he hosted a conversation with a far-right activist known for pushing white natio

Senators Ted Cruz and Mitch McConnell criticized Mr. Carlson, as well as Kevin Roberts, the president of the Heritage Foundation, who defended Mr. Carlson as a “close friend.”

Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts made it crystal clear Thursday that his rightwing think tank is not distancing itself from Tucker Carlson over his hourslong interview with white supremacist and Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes.

Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts gave a forceful defense of Tucker Carlson interviewing white nationalist commentator Nick Fuentes, saying that “canceling” Fuentes “is not the answer.” The former Fox News pundit hosted Fuentes — who is known for his antisemitic far-right commentary and has been repeatedly disavowed by Republicans and figures on the right

Some of the GOP’s most powerful leaders firmly denounced Tucker Carlson and the Heritage Foundation after the right-wing think tank behind Project 2025 gave a full-throated endorsement of the ousted Fox News host platforming white supremacist Nick Fuentes.

Tucker Carlson’s interview with Nick Fuentes has sparked debate across the political right about free speech, censorship, and who should be included in public discourse.

Several staff members of the Heritage Foundation took to X today to protest their own boss's defense of a recent softball interview by Tucker Carlson with avowed neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes. Kevin Roberts,

Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Friday criticized Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts after he defended Tucker Carlson’s recent interview with white nationalist Nick Fuentes.