Heritage Foundation president stands by Tucker Carlson
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WASHINGTON — One of the largest conservative think tanks in Washington, DC, has been roiled by their president’s embrace of Tucker Carlson after the conservative podcaster hosted white nationalist Nick Fuentes on his show, prompting an outcry from senior staff.
Some conservatives excoriated Tucker Carlson over his friendly interview with the antisemitic influencer — but they're fighting a battle they've already lost.
Fuentes also claimed that conservatives worked with the left-wing organization Media Matters to get him fired from the Right Side Broadcasting Network over a clip of him defending President Donald Trump’s “Muslim ban” restrictions on immigration from certain countries.
Tucker Carlson’s recent interview with Nick Fuentes, the Holocaust-denying white nationalist, has exposed a rupture on the right. The divide is between conservatives who would allow once-fringe views in the GOP coalition and those who reject Fuentes ...
Officers say they are working to determine what type of canines they are before handing them over.