{"id":2653408,"date":"2026-09-02T06:13:02","date_gmt":"2026-09-02T10:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-faces-pressure-to-distance-himself-from-tucker-carlson\/"},"modified":"2026-09-02T06:14:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T10:14:27","slug":"vance-faces-pressure-to-distance-himself-from-tucker-carlson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vance-faces-pressure-to-distance-himself-from-tucker-carlson\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance faces pressure to distance himself from Tucker Carlson"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fvance-faces-pressure-to-distance-himself-from-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=2653408&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>JD Vance, the Vice President, faces increasing pressure to publicly denounce Tucker Carlson for his anti-Israel comments, despite efforts to connect with Jewish Republican voters. Vance has shown skepticism toward Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and criticized the Israeli government amid tensions over Iran but was well-received at a Republican Jewish Coalition event.During a closed-door speech, Vance acknowledged disagreements within the conservative camp about antisemitism, defended his stance supporting Israel, and distanced himself from far-right activist Nick Fuentes, who criticized him afterward. Critics outside the event argue that Vance&#8217;s failure to denounce Carlson&#8217;s anti-Semitic remarks could jeopardize his political future, especially with potential presidential bids in 2028. Some GOP members and Jewish advocates emphasized the importance of clearly opposing carlson&#8217;s views to maintain support from pro-Israel voters. Other prominent Republicans like Nikki Haley have criticized Vance for not taking a firm stand against Carlson.The situation highlights divisions within the Republican Party regarding antisemitism and the influence of controversial media figures, with some experts suggesting that Vance\u2019s stance might harm his broader support base among Jewish and pro-Israel groups.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vice President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"7658\">JD Vance<\/a> is facing growing calls to publicly denounce former Fox News host <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tucker-carlson\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"2481\">Tucker Carlson<\/a> for his anti-<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"219\">Israel<\/a> comments despite Vance\u2019s efforts to make inroads with Jewish Republicans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The vice president has come under pressure for his skepticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and criticisms of the Israeli government amid the Iran war, but received positive reviews for his appearance at the Republican Jewish Coalition gathering.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a 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wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA lot of people in this room are going to disagree with things that Tucker Carlson or Megyn Kelly or Joe Rogan have said,\u201d Vance said, according to leaked audio.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vance also forcefully denounced antisemitism and reiterated that the United States is committed to supporting Israel, but stopped short of publicly breaking with Carlson even though he disavowed Nick Fuentes, a hard-right activist, while pushing for the GOP to engage with podcasters like Joe Rogan. \u201cObviously, I\u2019m not going to go talk to a guy who\u2019s attacked my wife or who said that Hitler was a good guy,\u201d Vance said of Fuentes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fuentes shot back against Vance\u2019s comments in a social media post.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cJD Vance threw me under the bus to pander to the Republican Jewish Coalition for the same reason that his pal Tucker did: I\u2019m not in the CIA\/Palantir club,\u201d he <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NickJFuentes\/status\/2094772933793100234\">posted<\/a> on X. \u201cEvery Tucker show is dedicated to attacking Israel but he will never be disavowed because he is cliqued up with Paypal Mafia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vance reportedly drew a standing ovation from the crowd, yet critics outside and inside of the room were not appeased.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Opponents warned that Carlson is to the right what the far-left antisemitic activist Hasan Piker is to Democrats like Michigan Senate nominee Abdul el Sayed. If Vance is considering running for president in 2028, he will need to distance himself from Carlson, some Republicans have warned.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Vice President should absolutely disavow Tucker Carlson\u2019s anti-Semitism,\u201d Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> in a text message. \u201cI don\u2019t want a big tent philosophy if it involves [antisemites].\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shabbos Kestenbaum, a conservative Jewish campus activist who was at the RJC event, warned the vice president that ignoring Carlson won\u2019t make the issue disappear.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Tucker question will continue to dodge Vance the way Piker continues to dodge El Sayed,\u201d Kestenbaum <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ShabbosK\/status\/2094625321232617515\">posted<\/a> on X. \u201cHis refusal to unequivocally denounce and condemn Tucker, who just called for Trump\u2019s immediate removal, will make it very hard for the American Jewish community to consider his otherwise stellar policies.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley, a 2024 candidate for president, also chided Vance for not taking a stance on Carlson.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRight is right. Wrong is wrong. In life, you must choose a side. You are either with the Tucker Carlson wing of the country or you are with the pro Israel wing of the country. You can\u2019t be both,\u201d Haley <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NikkiHaley\/status\/2094850573128323407?s=20\">posted<\/a> on X.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Randy Fine (R-FL) offered praise for Vance\u2019s overtures to the RJC but also cautioned that antisemitism won\u2019t be tolerated in the Republican Party.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think his appearance at RJC was good and I hope to see him continue to work on that relationship,\u201d Fine told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. \u201cI certainly won\u2019t support anyone who believes Tucker is part of our coalition.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI think there are many who share that view,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Vance\u2019s refusal to split with Carlson is in stark contrast to Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), another potential 2028 candidate, who has repeatedly criticized Carlson\u2019s anti-Israel comments. That difference could affect which candidate powerful Jewish donors like Miriam Adelson support in the 2028 primary. It also comes as President Donald Trump has slammed the former Fox News host as \u201ctotally irrelevant.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI just think the vice president is postponing the inevitable,\u201d said Ari Fleischer, a former White House press secretary who also attended the conference. \u201cI just don\u2019t think that Donald Trump\u2019s Republican Party wants Tucker to linger around.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Fleischer dismissed claims that Carlson is comparable to Piker in an interview with the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere\u2019s no comparison between Tucker and Abdul because no one is campaigning with Tucker,\u201d he said. \u201cDemocrats are campaigning with Abdul, so I don\u2019t see any similarities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carlson maintains a massively popular podcast and isn\u2019t going away soon. He recently called for Trump to be removed from office, sparking condemnation from Republican lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bacon claimed that Carlson\u2019s comments \u201cgot himself in the news,\u201d while Fine called him \u201ca joke and a quack, and I\u2019m not even sure Americans even pay attention to him anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4707854\/randy-fine-antisemitism-gop-democrats\/\">RANDY FINE SAYS GOP HAS DEALT WITH ANTISEMITISM: \u2018WE CRUSH AND EXPEL OUR LUNATICS\u2019<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One GOP strategist, who requested anonymity to speak candidly, said \u201cVance\u2019s inability, refusal, and unwillingness to denounce Tucker Carlson will hurt him not just among the small percentage of Jewish voters, but among other voters that try to view the GOP as the the non-crazy party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd certainly supporters, both Jews and evangelical Christians, who have strong support for Israel, grow \u2026 unhappier with Vance every day,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Vance urged to denounce Tucker Carlson over anti-Israel remarks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2920,"featured_media":2653409,"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\/2026\/07\/AP26209526473912.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50410,4188,5894,33488,15469],"class_list":["post-2653408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-controversy-2","tag-media","tag-politics","tag-tucker-carlson","tag-vance"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/AP26209526473912.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653408","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\/2920"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2653408"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653408\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2653411,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2653408\/revisions\/2653411"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2653409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2653408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2653408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2653408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}