{"id":2522124,"date":"2025-12-17T11:05:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T16:05:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pair-of-heritage-foundation-board-members-resign-over-carlson-fallout\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T11:06:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T16:06:22","slug":"pair-of-heritage-foundation-board-members-resign-over-carlson-fallout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pair-of-heritage-foundation-board-members-resign-over-carlson-fallout\/","title":{"rendered":"Pair of Heritage Foundation board members resign over Carlson fallout"},"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%2Fpair-of-heritage-foundation-board-members-resign-over-carlson-fallout%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=2522124&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>Two board members of teh Heritage Foundation, Shane McCullar and Abby Spencer Moffat, resigned amid controversy surrounding Heritage President Kevin roberts&#8217;s defense of Tucker Carlson following Carlson&#8217;s interview with Nick Fuentes. Fuentes, known for antisemitic views, sparked backlash after his interview with Carlson, leading to criticism of the foundation&#8217;s response. Both McCullar and Moffat cited concerns about antisemitism and the foundation&#8217;s failure to uphold its principles. Their departures follow that of former board member Steven P. George and several scholars who also left over similar concerns. Despite the resignations, the Heritage Foundation maintains its support for Roberts and asserts its commitment to its mission. However, the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >resignations highlight ongoing internal conflicts related<\/a> to the foundation&#8217;s handling of the situation.  <\/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\">Pair of Heritage Foundation board members resign over Carlson fallout<\/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_2447710\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Two more <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3889144\/heritage-foundation-kevin-roberts-carlson-fuentes\/\">Heritage Foundation<\/a> board members resigned on Tuesday in the wake of the fallout from Heritage President Kevin Roberts&rsquo;s defense of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tucker-carlson\/\">Tucker Carlson<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Carlson&rsquo;s October interview with Nick Fuentes stirred controversy in conservative circles, and the organization revolted when Roberts condemned the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ted-cruz-slams-republican-colleagues-for-not-denouncing-tucker-carlson\/\" title=\"Ted Cruz slams Republican colleagues for not denouncing ...\">venomous coalition&#038;rdquo<\/a>;&nbsp;attacking Carlson.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3923881\/jack-smith-house-deposition-trump-prosecutions\/\">Jack Smith sits for House deposition over Trump prosecutions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3923848\/byron-york-susie-wiles-invited-vanity-fair-controversy\/\">Byron York points out Susie Wiles &lsquo;invited&rsquo; Vanity Fair controversy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3923831\/watch-live-brendan-carr-testifies-senate-kimmel-controversy-wbd-deal\/\">WATCH LIVE: Brendan Carr testifies to Senate for first time since Kimmel controversy<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trustees Shane McCullar and Abby Spencer Moffat&nbsp;become the second and third board members to leave the foundation, citing concerns over antisemitism and the foundation&rsquo;s direction. Former board member Steven P. George left in November.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No institution that hesitates to condemn antisemitism and hatred&mdash;or that gives a platform to those who spread them&mdash;can credibly claim to uphold the vision that once made the Heritage Foundation the world&rsquo;s most respected conservative think tank,&rdquo; McCullar said in a statement. &ldquo;And, I cannot, in good conscience, remain on a board that is unwilling to confront the lapses in judgment that have harmed its credibility, its culture, and the conservative movement it once helped shape.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Moffat said the organization has drifted from its principles.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Heritage&rsquo;s handling of recent challenges reveals a drift from the principles that once defined its leadership. When an institution hesitates to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stop-prioritizing-policing-the-right-over-fighting-the-left\/\" title=\"Stop Prioritizing Policing The Right Over Fighting The ...\">confront harmful ideas<\/a> and allows lapses in judgment to stand, it forfeits the moral authority on which its influence depends,&rdquo; she said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I step away in the hope that Heritage will regain the steadiness, discernment, and sense of purpose that once anchored its essential role in American civic life,&rdquo; she added.<\/p>\n<p>Several scholars, including former Trump adviser Stephen Moore and at least six members of the antisemitism task force, also left the organization in the weeks following Roberts&rsquo;s defense of Carlson.<\/p>\n<p>Some view Fuentes as an ardent antisemite. He has criticized &ldquo;organized Jewry&rdquo; and said during his Carlson interview that Jews are a &ldquo;stateless people&rdquo; who are &ldquo;unassimilable.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview with Piers Morgan, Fuentes refused to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3910629\/nick-fuentes-tucker-carlson-antisemitism-piers-morgan\/\">denounce his past adoration<\/a> of Hitler or his past statements about how he believes women should not be able to vote.<\/p>\n<p>Fuentes also expressed surprise that Carlson did not press him on antisemitism.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He was very nice to me and very cordial, and he didn&rsquo;t call me an antisemite, and he didn&rsquo;t even press me on it at all, and I thought he would, and I almost wanted him to,&rdquo; Fuentes told Morgan.<\/p>\n<p>A Heritage spokesman previously told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that there was no &ldquo;exodus&rdquo; at the foundation, and that the board still backs Roberts. <\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/entertainment\/3889144\/heritage-foundation-kevin-roberts-carlson-fuentes\/\">HERITAGE BOARD MEMBER ROBERT GEORGE JOINS EXODUS LEAVING FOUNDATION OVER FUENTES DEFENSE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Under the leadership of Dr. Roberts,&nbsp;Heritage&nbsp;remains resolute in building an America where freedom, opportunity, prosperity, and civil society flourish. We are strong, growing, and more determined than ever to fight for our republic,&rdquo; the spokesman said.<\/p>\n<p>However, the two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-democrat-bill-would-ban-homeschooling-for-many\/\" title=\"Virginia Democrat Bill Would Ban Homeschooling For Many\">board members&#038;rsquo<\/a>; departure signals that the fallout from the controversy is still happening at the foundation.<\/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>Two Heritage Foundation board members resign amid Carlson controversy<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2522126,"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\/GettyImages-2232824137.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[50064,50410,36848,6522,33488],"class_list":["post-2522124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-board-members","tag-controversy-2","tag-heritage-foundation","tag-resignation","tag-tucker-carlson"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2232824137.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2522124","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2522124"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2522124\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2522128,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2522124\/revisions\/2522128"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2522126"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2522124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2522124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2522124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}