{"id":2508208,"date":"2025-11-07T22:02:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-08T03:02:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ted-cruz-slams-republican-colleagues-for-not-denouncing-tucker-carlson\/"},"modified":"2025-11-07T22:03:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-08T03:03:12","slug":"ted-cruz-slams-republican-colleagues-for-not-denouncing-tucker-carlson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ted-cruz-slams-republican-colleagues-for-not-denouncing-tucker-carlson\/","title":{"rendered":"Ted Cruz slams Republican colleagues for not denouncing Tucker Carlson"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Fted-cruz-slams-republican-colleagues-for-not-denouncing-tucker-carlson%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=2508208&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>Senator Ted Cruz criticized his Republican colleagues for not condemning Tucker Carlson following Carlson&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/john-olivers-warning-to-meghan-markle-in-2018-goes-viral-after-controversial-oprah-interview\/\" title=\"John Oliver\u2019s Warning To Meghan Markle In 2018 Goes Viral After Controversial Oprah ...\">controversial interview<\/a> with Nick Fuentes, a white nationalist linked to a rise in antisemitism online. Speaking at the Federalist Society&#8217;s National Lawyers Convention, Cruz expressed frustration that many Republicans are reluctant to speak out against Carlson due to his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/who-is-maya-harris-kamalas-principle-adviser\/\" title=\"Who Is Maya Harris? Kamala\u2019s Principle Adviser\">large influence<\/a>. Cruz argued that Carlson failed to properly challenge Fuentes&#8217;s antisemitic views during the interview. He emphasized that antisemitism is a serious problem within the party and the country, calling it a &#8220;poison&#8221; and an &#8220;existential crisis.&#8221; Cruz urged fellow Republicans to confront and call out such harmful ideas rather than remain silent. While defending the right to free speech, Cruz insisted that those with influence have a obligation to denounce hateful rhetoric. The controversy has also led to turmoil within the Heritage Foundation after its president initially defended Carlson but later apologized.  <\/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\">Cruz slams Republican colleagues for not denouncing Carlson after Fuentes interview<\/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_2389144\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ted-cruz\/\">Ted Cruz<\/a> (R-TX) slammed his Republican colleagues on Friday for failing to denounce <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tucker-carlson\/\">Tucker Carlson<\/a> amid the fallout from the conservative <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >pundit&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s interview with Nick Fuentes, a white nationalist who has contributed to the recent rise in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/antisemitism\/\">antisemitism<\/a> online.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My colleagues, almost to a person, think what is happening is horrible, but a great many of them are frightened because he has one hell of a big megaphone,&rdquo; Cruz said of Carlson at the Federalist Society&rsquo;s National Lawyers Convention in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/washington-dc\/\">Washington, D.C.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3879817\/government-shutdown-negotiations-stall-democrats-offer\/\">Wheels come off shutdown talks as GOP erupts at Schumer counteroffer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3879598\/republicans-must-nuke-filibuster-now-democrats-will-trump-warns\/\">Republicans must nuke filibuster now or Democrats will do it when they regain power, Trump warns<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3879471\/trump-filibuster-nuke-would-hand-democrats-keys-to-remake-america\/\">Trump&rsquo;s filibuster nuke would hand Democrats the keys to remake America<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The senator has ramped up his criticism of the former Fox News host ever since <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TuckerCarlson\/status\/1982948948185886862\">Fuentes appeared<\/a> on <em>The Tucker Carlson Show<\/em> last week. The two-hour-plus interview was characterized by Carlson&rsquo;s failure to directly challenge Fuentes&rsquo;s points. Carlson&rsquo;s treatment of Fuentes on the show was in direct contrast to the pundit&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TuckerCarlson\/status\/1935382221533168062\">heated interview<\/a> with Cruz in June.<\/p>\n<p>The fallout from the Carlson-Fuentes interview has been notable, as it has led to several resignations at the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/heritage-foundation\/\">Heritage Foundation<\/a>. The conservative think tank was caught in the right-wing backlash when its president, Kevin Roberts, defended Carlson while decrying the &ldquo;venomous coalition&rdquo; attacking his &ldquo;close friend.&rdquo; Roberts <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AFpost\/status\/1986236863762628918\">later apologized<\/a> for the &ldquo;venomous coalition&rdquo; comment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Their attempt to cancel [Carlson] will fail,&rdquo; he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/KevinRobertsTX\/status\/1983958755613262324\">said in a video<\/a> on Oct. 30. &ldquo;I disagree with, and even abhor, things that Nick Fuentes says, but canceling him is not the answer either. When we disagree with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-biden-could-be-replaced-as-the-democratic-nominee-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"How Biden could be replaced as the Democratic nominee - Washington Examiner\">person&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s thoughts and opinions, we challenge those ideas and debate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Cruz argued Carlson didn&rsquo;t challenge Fuentes enough on his antisemitic claims.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The last I checked, Tucker actually knows how to cross-examine,&rdquo; he said, referring to his conversation with Carlson.<\/p>\n<p>The Texas Republican previously spoke about this very issue at last <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/secret-service-director-roof-too-steep-for-snipers\/\" title=\"Secret Service Director: Roof Too Steep for Snipers\">weekend&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s Republican Jewish Coalition annual summit in Las Vegas, where he described antisemitism as a &ldquo;poison&rdquo; and an &ldquo;existential crisis in our party and in our country.&rdquo; He also charged his fellow Republicans to speak out, saying each one is a &ldquo;coward&rdquo; if &ldquo;you say nothing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Too many people are scared to confront it,&rdquo; Cruz said of the surge in antisemitism on the right side of the aisle. &ldquo;How many elected Republicans do you see standing up and calling this out?&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am committed to calling out this garbage. I am committed to fighting this garbage,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;And I am committed to going to young people and saying, &lsquo;These are poisonous lies.&#8217;&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3870870\/ted-cruz-rekindle-fued-criticizes-tucker-carlson-nick-fuentes-interview\/\">TED CRUZ HEAPS CRITICISM ON TUCKER CARLSON OVER NICK FUENTES INTERVIEW<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The senator noted that while he doesn&rsquo;t have a problem with Carlson and Fuentes exercising their <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/first-amendment\/\">First Amendment<\/a> rights, others have an &ldquo;obligation to stand up and say it is wrong.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s easy right now to denounce Fuentes,&rdquo; he said to the audience. &ldquo;Are you willing to say Tucker&rsquo;s name?&rdquo;<\/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>Cruz criticizes GOP for not condemning Carlson post-Fuentes interview<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2508209,"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\/11\/AP25296640008505.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[32085,32090,33488],"class_list":["post-2508208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-republican-party","tag-ted-cruz","tag-tucker-carlson"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/AP25296640008505.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2508208","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\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2508208"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2508208\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2508212,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2508208\/revisions\/2508212"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2508209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2508208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2508208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2508208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}