"CNN's NewsNight panel debated on Thursday night Tucker Carlson's friendly interview with white supremacist and anti-Semite Nick Fuentes. The panel discussed Carlson's explanation for the interview he gave to Megyn Kelly in a podcast published just hours prior to the discussion. Carlson defiantly defended platforming Fuentes in such a friendly manner. CNN host Sara Sidner began the conversation asking, How destructive this might be for MAGA?"
"Yeah, look, I mean, I think obviously everyone was shocked and appalled that he would do an interview with somebody whowe don't even need to go through everything that Nick Fuentes has said. I am, though, encouraged to see the backlash that all of this is having, that people at Heritage are standing up and condemning that, and of course, that's what Charlie Kirk did so wellwas call out that kind of horrible rhetoric and destructive ideology."
Tucker Carlson defended giving a friendly platform to white supremacist and anti-Semite Nick Fuentes during an interview explanation. Conservative figures reacted with shock and condemnation, with some calling the rhetoric horrible and destructive. Heritage personnel and commentators publicly condemned the interview and one Heritage official acknowledged a mistake. Multiple right-leaning voices said Fuentes has no place in the conservative movement. Megyn Kelly's podcast appearance was noted as the venue for Carlson's explanation. Defense attorney Arthur Aidala described his media appearances as legal analysis, emphasized his Sicilian-American identity, said he fasts on Yom Kippur, and expressed close identification with Jewish communities.
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