Two Heritage Foundation board members resign amid fallout over Tucker Carlson

Two members of the Heritage Foundation’s board of trustees have resigned their posts amid disagreements about the organization’s future and ongoing fallout over a video from Heritage President Kevin Roberts defending Tucker Carlson.Trustees Shane McCullar and Abby Spencer Moffat tendered their resignations in separate letters. Though they did not mention Roberts or Carlson, McCullar referenced antisemitism while Moffat condemned “lapses in judgment” from leadership.
“Heritage’s handling of recent challenges reveals a drift from the principles that once defined its leadership. When an institution hesitates to confront harmful ideas and allows lapses in judgment to stand, it forfeits the moral authority on which its influence depends,” Moffat wrote.
“No institution that hesitates to condemn antisemitism and hatred—or that gives a platform to those who spread them—can credibly claim to uphold the vision that once made the Heritage Foundation the world’s most respected conservative think tank,” wrote McCullar.
Earlier this year, Tucker Carlson held an interview with Nick Fuentes, a prominent independent podcast known for his criticisms of Israel and Jewish community’s influence on American foreign policy.
Roberts issued a statement defending Carlson for holding the interview, which in turn attracted scrutiny from within his organization.
Ben Whedon is the Chief Political Correspondent at Just the News. Follow him on X.

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