{"id":2505425,"date":"2025-10-31T19:14:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T23:14:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heritage-foundation-president-abhors-nick-fuentess-views\/"},"modified":"2025-10-31T19:16:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T23:16:12","slug":"heritage-foundation-president-abhors-nick-fuentess-views","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heritage-foundation-president-abhors-nick-fuentess-views\/","title":{"rendered":"Heritage Foundation president &#8216;abhors&#8217; Nick Fuentes&#8217;s views"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fheritage-foundation-president-abhors-nick-fuentess-views%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2505425&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Kevin Roberts,president of the Heritage Foundation,issued a strong condemnation of Nick Fuentes following Tucker Carlson&#8217;s controversial interview with the far-right figure. While Roberts initially criticized those attacking Carlson as a &#8220;venomous coalition&#8221; and opposed canceling Fuentes, he later released a firmer statement denouncing Fuentes&#8217;s antisemitism, Holocaust denial, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jewish-group-rescinds-award-to-politician-who-said-israel-desecrates-the-holy-land\/\" title=\"Jewish Group Rescinds Award To Politician Who Said Israel \u2018Desecrates The Holy Land\u2019\">hateful rhetoric<\/a>. Roberts described Fuentes&#8217;s views as explicit, perilous, and promoting Jew hatred, emphasizing that such ideology must be uniformly opposed by conservatives. Despite this, Roberts stressed that the Heritage Foundation&#8217;s approach is not to cancel Fuentes but to confront and challenge his harmful ideas to prevent their spread, encouraging a guided and strengthened conservative discourse rooted in core values. The remarks highlight divisions within <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/liberal-modernity-and-its-discontents\/\" title=\"Liberal Modernity and Its Discontents\">conservative circles<\/a>, with figures like Senator Mitch McConnell also criticizing any tolerance of antisemitism.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Heritage Foundation president details why he &lsquo;abhors&rsquo; Nick Fuentes&rsquo;s views: &lsquo;Plenty to condemn&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2389238\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/heritage-foundation\/\">Heritage Foundation<\/a> president Kevin Roberts released a second statement regarding <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tucker-carlson\/\">Tucker Carlson&rsquo;s<\/a> interview with Nick Fuentes, this time directly condemning Fuentes&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/antisemitism\/\">antisemitic<\/a> views.<\/p>\n<p>Carlson&rsquo;s interview with Fuentes has drawn immense <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3870870\/ted-cruz-rekindle-fued-criticizes-tucker-carlson-nick-fuentes-interview\/\">backlash from conservatives<\/a>, such as Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ted-cruz\/\">Ted Cruz<\/a> (R-TX), for platforming the Holocaust denier. But Roberts showed a rift in the conservative response to the interview when his <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >initial statement called<\/a> those railing against Carlson for conducting the interview a &ldquo;venomous coalition.&rdquo; Roberts also initially said that, though he &ldquo;abhors&rdquo; some of his views, Fuentes should not be canceled.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3871390\/what-happens-if-snap-payments-stop-november-1-government-shutdown\/\">What happens if SNAP payments stop on Nov. 1?&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3871260\/mike-collins-leads-brian-kemp-pick-georgia-gop-senate-primary-to-challenge-jon-ossoff\/\">Collins leads Kemp&#8217;s pick in Georgia GOP Senate primary to challenge Ossoff<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3871293\/jack-ciattarelli-confident-win-votes-early-new-jersey-election\/\">Jack Ciattarelli confident he&rsquo;ll &#8216;deliver a win&#8217; as he votes early in New Jersey election<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Roberts&rsquo;s updated <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KevinRobertsTX\/status\/1984335805192532265\">statement<\/a> Friday afternoon dials in on Fuentes himself, ripping the 27-year-old Hispanic white nationalist for his &ldquo;vile daily rhetoric,&rdquo; saying &ldquo;there is plenty to condemn.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Heritage\">@Heritage<\/a> Foundation and I denounce and stand against his vicious antisemitic ideology, his Holocaust denial, and his relentless conspiracy theories that echo the darkest chapters of history. We are disgusted by his musings about rape, women, child marriage, and abusing his potential wife,&rdquo; Roberts wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Nick Fuentes&rsquo;s antisemitism is not complicated, ironic, or misunderstood. It is explicit, dangerous, and demands our unified opposition as conservatives. Fuentes knows exactly what he is doing. He is fomenting Jew hatred, and his incitements are not only immoral and un-<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/christianity\/\">Christian<\/a>, they risk violence,&rdquo; Roberts wrote Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Each of Robert&rsquo;s statements noted that he would have &ldquo;more to say on this in the coming days.&rdquo; His initial statement brought fierce criticism from the likes of Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mitch-mcconnell\/\">Mitch McConnell<\/a> (R-KY), who criticized Robert&rsquo;s first video from Thursday <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SenMcConnell\/status\/1984284111482323270\">on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The &lsquo;intellectual backbone of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-thought-leaders-endorse-gaetzs-ag-nomination\/\" title=\"Conservative Thought Leaders Endorse Gaetz&#039;s AG Nomination\">conservative movement&#038;rsquo<\/a>; is only as strong as the values it defends. Last I checked, &lsquo;conservatives should feel no obligation&rsquo; to carry water for antisemites and apologists for America-hating autocrats. But maybe I just don&rsquo;t know what time it is&hellip;&rdquo; McConnell wrote.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/patriotism-unity\/3867931\/tucker-carlson-disgraceful-softball-nick-fuentes-interview\/\">RESTORING AMERICA: TUCKER CARLSON&rsquo;S DISGRACEFUL SOFTBALL NICK FUENTES INTERVIEW<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Roberts reiterated in his Friday statement that the goal is &ldquo;not to cancel.&rdquo; He wrote that the Heritage Foundation&rsquo;s &ldquo;task is to confront and challenge those poisonous ideas at every turn to prevent them from taking America to a very dark place.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Join us&mdash;not to cancel&mdash;but to guide, challenge, and strengthen the conversation, and be confident as I am that our best ideas at the heart of western civilization will prevail,&rdquo; Roberts said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heritage Foundation chief condemns Nick Fuentes&#8217; antisemitism<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3976,"featured_media":2505426,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP24340705589731-e1761934079850.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[36848,46368,45166],"class_list":["post-2505425","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-heritage-foundation","tag-nick-fuentes","tag-political-views"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP24340705589731-e1761934079850.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2505425","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2505425"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2505425\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2505429,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2505425\/revisions\/2505429"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2505426"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2505425"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2505425"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2505425"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}