"A little over a week ago, Tucker Carlson invited Nick Fuentes to a cozy discussion in his podcasting barn to talk about Fuentes' rise to power, decry what porn's doing to the manosphere, and criticize America's relationship with Israel. (Carlson also apologized for that time he called Fuentes a weird little gay kid.) The two-hour interview, however, was nowhere near as interesting as what followed."
"In the days since the episode aired on October 27, the GOP's been at war with itself and struggling to decide whether to condemn Carlson, Fuentes, both, or neither, if at all. (To platform Fuentes is to platform someone who called Hitler awesome, who said he doesn't want to live around Black people, and who referred to JD Vance as a fat guy who's married to a jeet."
Tucker Carlson hosted extremist Nick Fuentes on his podcast, leading to a two-hour interview that preceded major GOP backlash. Republican figures debated whether to condemn Carlson for giving a platform to someone who praised Hitler, expressed racist views, and mocked political figures. Responses ranged from Ted Cruz calling silence complicity to Dan Crenshaw noting Carlson's poor character and past insults. The episode intensified internal conservative conflict, raised questions about past contacts between prominent Republicans and extremist figures, and put pressure on institutions like the Heritage Foundation to clarify positions and leadership choices.
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