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\n Professor Robert P. George speaks at Heritage Foundation event commemorating the 100th anniversary of Pierce v. Society of Sisters on May 30, 2025. \/ Credit: Ronald Walters<\/span>\n<\/div>\n

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Nov 17, 2025 \/ 15:41 pm (CNA).<\/p>\n

Robert P. George, a Catholic academic focused on philosophy and law, resigned from his board position at the conservative Heritage Foundation on Nov. 17 after the think tank\u2019s leader Kevin Roberts posted a video<\/a> defending Tucker Carlson\u2019s interview with Nick Fuentes.<\/p>\n

In the interview, Carlson and Fuentes bonded over criticism of Israel, and Carlson pushed back on Fuentes for tying his criticisms of Israel to Jewish identity and blaming \u201corganized Jewry\u201d for the American support of Israel. Jewish organizations and some conservative and other political commentators argued that Carlson platformed Fuentes\u2019 views and kept a friendly tone without adequately pushing back against antisemitic claims. Carlson allowed Fuentes to speak uninterrupted and challenged general blame levied against Jewish people but did not address each specific claim Fuentes made.<\/p>\n

Roberts, who has since apologized<\/a>, said in his initial video<\/a> that he abhors \u201cthings that Nick Fuentes says\u201d but urged debate instead of \u201ccanceling him.\u201d He said Heritage would stay friends with Carlson and criticized the \u201cvenomous coalition\u201d attacking Carlson.<\/p>\n

In the video, Roberts said: \u201cChristians can critique the state of Israel without being antisemitic.\u201d Roberts issued an apology<\/a> for using the term \u201cvenomous coalition\u201d amid accusations that it was an antisemitic trope and said Heritage would continue to fight antisemitism. <\/p>\n

George said in a Facebook post that he would resign from the board because Roberts did not fully retract his initial video when he issued an apology.  <\/p>\n

\u201cKevin is a good man,\u201d George said. \u201cHe made what he acknowledged was a serious mistake. Being human myself, I have plenty of experience in making mistakes. What divided us was a difference of opinion about what was required to rectify the mistake.\u201d<\/p>\n

George said he was saddened to leave Heritage and prays the think tank \u201cwill be guided by the conviction that each and every member of the human family, irrespective of race, ethnicity, religion, or anything else, as a creature fashioned in the very image of God, is \u2018created equal\u2019 and \u2018endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe anchor for the Heritage Foundation, and for our nation, and for every patriotic American is that creed,\u201d he said. \u201cIt must always be that creed. If we hold fast to it even when expediency counsels compromising it, we cannot go wrong. If we abandon it, we sign the death certificate of republican government and ordered liberty.\u201d<\/p>\n

A spokesperson for Heritage said in a statement to CNA that George is \u201ca good man,\u201d thanked him for his time at Heritage, and looks forward to \u201copportunities to work together in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cUnder the leadership of Dr. Roberts, Heritage remains resolute in building an America where freedom, opportunity, prosperity, and civil society flourish,\u201d the statement read. \u201cWe are strong, growing, and more determined than ever to fight for our republic.\u201d<\/p>\n

Peter Wolfgang, executive director of the conservative Family Institute of Connecticut, said in response to George on Facebook that he disagrees with George\u2019s decision to resign \u201cwhen Heritage is trying to make amends and needs support of the adults in the room, lest it be tempted by the ancient evil about whose promotion Kevin Roberts was initially too sanguine.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wolfgang said the \u201ccontinuing beatdown\u201d on Roberts appears to be a proxy for the pre-Trump Republicans seeking to \u201ctake back the reins of the party from the Trumpers.\u201d Though he told George, \u201cI\u2019m not saying that\u2019s you,\u201d he added that the neoconservative wing of the Republican Party and the \u201cMAGA\u201d wing should be unified in opposition to antisemitism.<\/p>\n

The Oct. 27 interview of Fuentes by Carlson has more than 6.2 million views on YouTube. In the interview, Fuentes discussed Republican efforts to \u201ccancel\u201d him starting when he was 18 years old. Those efforts often focused on his criticism of Israel and derogatory comments toward Jewish people and other ethnic minorities.<\/p>\n

Fuentes and Carlson agreed in criticism of Israeli military action in Gaza, opposition to American financial and logistic support to Israel, and objections to politicians receiving political donations from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.<\/p>\n

Carlson objected when Fuentes said neoconservatism and advocacy for Israel was rooted in Jewish identity and blamed \u201corganized Jewry\u201d for wars. Carlson retorted that many supporters of Israel are Christian Zionists, like Ted Cruz and Mike Huckabee, and many Jewish Americans, such as Dave Smith, are critical of Israel.<\/p>\n

In the interview, Carlson said collectively blaming Jewish people is \u201cagainst my Christian faith\u201d and \u201cI just don\u2019t believe that and I never will.\u201d<\/p>\n

The interview has fractured American conservatives. Some denounced Carlson for his friendly tone throughout the interview. Others noted his pushback against some of Fuentes\u2019 views and the political relevance of Fuentes, who has a large fanbase among young conservative men.<\/p>\n

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