"Near the end of the episode, Carlson cited Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. highly controversial claim that the coronavirus could be tailored to have more adverse effects on specific groups of people. Huff said it was scientifically true before adding: There was a finding in a scientific publication that two different populations of, well, two different populations of people of Jewish ancestry depending on which line they're from one was more heavily impacted than the others."
"Although the assertion came from Huff, Tucker also received heat for hosting the conversation and driving it in that direction. Some of that backlash came from his fellow conservatives. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) sarcastically asked if Jews were running the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China. RedState.com writer Bonchie proclaimed that anyone still pushing theories about Covid-19 being created by Jews was a clown."
Tucker Carlson hosted Dr. Andrew Huff, who repeated a claim linking Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s assertion that the coronavirus could be tailored to harm specific groups. Huff asserted the claim was scientifically true and cited a publication suggesting two different populations of people of Jewish ancestry experienced different impacts. Carlson clarified the reference as Sephardic and Ashkenazi Jews. The exchange drew significant backlash, including criticism from fellow conservatives. Sen. Ted Cruz mocked the implication, and RedState.com writer Bonchie called those promoting Jewish-origin theories clowns, noting skepticism about blaming Jews rather than the virus's origin in China.
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