US Edition2 additional Heritage Foundation board members leave amid Carlson-Fuentes fallout
Three trustees resigned citing Heritage's failure to condemn antisemitism and concerns over leadership after president defended Tucker Carlson's interview with extremist Nick Fuentes.
- This week, The Heritage Foundation saw two trustees resign amid fallout after president Kevin Roberts defended commentator Tucker Carlson.
- Roberts posted a video defending Carlson and later apologized, prompting the National Task Force to Combat Antisemitism and other allies to disaffiliate from Heritage.
- Ben Shapiro used a Heritage stage to denounce Tucker Carlson as an enemy of conservatism, citing Carlson's platforming of extremists including Nick Fuentes, Wednesday.
- Flesch warned Heritage is `bleeding trust, reputation, perhaps donors`, signaling risks to donors and allied conservative groups while Roberts did not address the resignations or controversy.
- Broader debate now highlights how the Oct. 27, 2025 interview between Tucker Carlson and political streamer Nick Fuentes forces reckoning over extremist engagement.
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Ben Shapiro declares Tucker Carlson the enemy of conservatism in fiery Heritage Foundation speech
Conservative pro-Israel commentator Ben Shapiro warns that far-right podcaster Tucker Carlson is working to dismantle the American conservative movement, says the right must choose between principles and conspiracy theory-driven populism. By World Israel News Staff Conservative commentator and The Daily Wire co-founder Ben Shapiro delivered a scorching critique of far-right podcaster Tucker Carlson on Wednesday, declaring him an enemy of ideolog…
Ben Shapiro Blasts Tucker Carlson in Heritage Foundation Speech, Calls for 'Ideological Border Control' in Conservatism
WASHINGTON D.C (VINnews)— Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro delivered a sharp critique of Tucker Carlson during a speech at the Heritage Foundation on Wednesday, accusing the former Fox News host of undermining core conservative principles and warning that the movement needs “ideological border control” to protect its foundations. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily […]
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Ben Shapiro denounces Tucker Carlson at Heritage, urges policing of conservative movement
Ben Shapiro walked onto a Heritage Foundation stage Wednesday and used it to draw a line against Tucker Carlson and a strain of conservatism Shapiro warned is drifting toward conspiracy theories and antisemitism. For a talk that lasted about an hour, Shapiro, one of the most prominent Jewish voices on the American right, denounced Carlson by name, arguing that the former Fox News host no longer belongs inside the conservative movement and urging…
Ben Shapiro rails against Tucker Carlson in Heritage Foundation speech: ‘Opponent of conservatism’
Daily Wire founder Ben Shapiro denounced right-wing podcast titan Tucker Carlson as "an opponent of conservatism" who "has trafficked in nearly every conspiracy theory under the sun" in a speech at the Heritage Foundation on Wednesday.
Ben Shapiro Pummels ‘Coward’ Tucker Carlson for Peddling ‘Anti-American’ Conspiracy Theories
Right-wing media star Ben Shapiro went absolutely ballistic on Tucker Carlson for being an “anti-American” fake conservative who is “destroying” the conservative movement by routinely lying to his audience. Shapiro, during a speech at The Heritage Foundation headquarters in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, spent 20 minutes shredding Carlson — escalating their public feud after the ex-Fox News star had skewered Shapiro a number of times. “Tucker Ca…
Amid Carlson controversy, Heritage staffer sounds alarm on right-wing antisemitism
Amid the fallout from the Heritage Foundation’s embrace of Tucker Carlson after his controversial interview with neo-Nazi Nick Fuentes, Daniel Flesch — a senior policy analyst at the conservative think tank — has emerged as a critical voice raising the alarm on right-wing antisemitism from within the institution. On Monday, at a Hanukkah party steps from the White House, Flesch, who is Jewish, received the Young Maccabee Award from Young Jewish …
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