"The good news from the recent donnybrook over Tucker Carlson's interview with Nick Fuentes, the Hitler fanboy with a sizable social-media following, is that it has at last forced conservatives to reckon with the sewer pipe of antisemitism bursting through their walls. Better news: Many have risen to the occasion. That includes Sen. Ted Cruz, who called out his fellow Republicans for being too timid to condemn Carlson;"
"The Wall Street Journal's editorial board, which denounced this poison in their own ranks; and Heritage Foundation people who resigned in disgust after Kevin Roberts, the organization's president, offered a lickspittle apologia for Carlson. Even Roberts felt compelled to disavow his own performance, though he persisted in describing Carlson as my friend. Not a new problem The bad news is that none of this is going away anytime soon."
Tucker Carlson's interview with Nick Fuentes forced conservatives to confront antisemitism within their ranks, producing condemnations from figures like Sen. Ted Cruz and The Wall Street Journal editorial board and prompting resignations at the Heritage Foundation after its president offered an apology for Carlson. The Heritage president later disavowed his remarks while still calling Carlson a friend. Antisemitism on the right has historical precedents: William F. Buckley Jr. once excluded overt antisemites and later refused to defend Pat Buchanan. Buchanan's anti‑Israel views, claims about pro‑Israel influence, and revisionist World War II narratives are regaining traction among conservatives.
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