Josh Christenson, New York Post
Wednesday, November 5, 2025
One of the largest conservative think tanks in Washington, DC, has been roiled by its president’s embrace of Tucker Carlson after the conservative podcaster hosted white nationalist Nick Fuentes on his show, prompting an outcry from Heritage senior staff. Internal chats reviewed by The Post show high-ranking members of the Heritage Foundation told each other privately how “embarrassed” and “disgusted” they were by Heritage president Kevin Roberts’ “ridiculous” decision to come to Carlson’s defense over the sit-down with Fuentes, 27, who was raised Catholic but has expressed antisemitic views and denied that the Holocaust happened.
