Head of DC think tank rails at ‘globalist class’ while defending Tucker Carlson’s friendly chat with Holocaust denier

The head of the right-wing Heritage Foundation in Washington defends Tucker Carlson, as it faces calls to cut ties with the former Fox News host for his friendly interview with Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes.

In a video statement, Kevin Roberts states, “Christians can criticize Israel without being antisemitic” and that Jew hatred should be condemned, before saying that “my loyalty as a Christian and as an American is to Christ first and to America always.”

“When it serves the interests of the United States to cooperate with Israel and other allies, we should do so,” Roberts continues, before saying “conservatives should feel no obligation to support any foreign government, no matter how loud the pressure becomes from the globalist class or from their mouthpieces in Washington.

Roberts asserts that the role of his think tank isn’t “canceling our own people or policing the consciences of Christians, and we won’t start doing that now.”

He then adds that the Heritage Foundation “will always defend our friends against the slander of bad actors who serve someone else’s agenda,” including Tucker Carlson, who he claims is being attacked by a “venomous coalition… sowing division.”

Roberts also says that though he “disagrees with and even abhors things that Nick Fuentes says,” the avowed antisemite shouldn’t be canceled.

There has been speculation that @Heritage is distancing itself from @TuckerCarlson over the past 24 hours.

I want to put that to rest right now—here are my thoughts: pic.twitter.com/F8bcxBIqKI

— Kevin Roberts (@KevinRobertsTX) October 30, 2025