Ben Shapiro Condemns Tucker Carlson, Sparks Heritage Foundation Rift Amid Conservative Turmoil

Ben Shapiro has vehemently criticized Tucker Carlson following Carlson's controversial interview with Nick Fuentes, a known white supremacist and Holocaust denier. Shapiro accused Carlson of normalizing and giving a platform to Fuentes' extremist views, which include admiration for Hitler and Stalin, and hateful rhetoric against various groups including Jews, women, and minorities. Shapiro also condemned the Heritage Foundation, particularly its president Kevin Roberts, for defending Carlson and framing opposition to Carlson as part of a "venomous coalition" aligned with foreign interests. Shapiro emphasized that drawing moral lines and refusing to promote hate speech is not "cancel culture" but a fundamental conservative principle. The criticism highlights deepening divisions within the conservative movement, with some factions defending free speech in controversial interviews, while others call for clear denouncements of bigotry. Shapiro insists that America needs principled conservative leadership that rejects the normalization of extremist ideologies.