"Your actions have made my continued affiliation with Heritage untenable, Blackman wrote, stating that he could not have even conceived of such an action only a few months ago. Roberts faced heavy criticism in October after he defended Tucker Carlson's controversial interview with white nationalist Nick Fuentes. Roberts' fiery defense of Carlson was decried by many on the right, and lead to multiple resignations from within The Heritage Foundation."
"Heritage came to a crashing halt after your infamous video, Blackman wrote. Your initial remarks were indefensible. Your apology was underwhelming. And the lack of any meaningful followup over the past three months has been telling. Blackman's resignation marks the latest in a stream of figurers both within and outside of Heritage publicly distancing themselves from the group. His letter named the outcry surrounding Roberts' comments as one of the reasons he was choosing to leave the organization."
Professor Josh Blackman resigned from the Heritage Foundation, citing president Kevin Roberts' refusal to condemn rising anti-Semitism on the right and characterizing Roberts' actions as giving aid and comfort to anti-Jewish rhetoric. Blackman referenced Roberts' defense of Tucker Carlson's interview with white nationalist Nick Fuentes, called Roberts' video infamous, and described the apology as underwhelming with no meaningful follow-up. Blackman noted multiple resignations and that jurists, scholars, and advocates can no longer associate with the Heritage Guide. Blackman warned that the Heritage brand became toxic and quoted calls for ideological border control to restore conservative institutional credibility.
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