Carlson’s interview with Fuentes has drawn immense backlash from conservatives, such as Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), for platforming the Holocaust denier. But Roberts showed a rift in the conservative response to the interview when his initial statement called those railing against Carlson for conducting the interview a “venomous coalition.” Roberts also initially said that, though he “abhors” some of his views, Fuentes should not be canceled.
Roberts’s updated statement Friday afternoon dials in on Fuentes himself, ripping the 27-year-old Hispanic white nationalist for his “vile daily rhetoric,” saying “there is plenty to condemn.”
“The @Heritage Foundation and I denounce and stand against his vicious antisemitic ideology, his Holocaust denial, and his relentless conspiracy theories that echo the darkest chapters of history. We are disgusted by
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