Former Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., told Newsmax on Monday that Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts “missed it” in defending Tucker Carlson’s interview with Holocaust denier Nick Fuentes, arguing that Roberts failed to recognize the real issue — giving an unchallenged platform to antisemitic views.
Santorum, Newsmax’s senior political analyst, told “Rob Schmitt Tonight” that Roberts’ point about resisting “cancel culture” was valid, but misplaced.
“Kevin, in my mind, just sort of missed it a little bit,” Santorum said. “Because I don’t think, at least most of the people out there that I’m talking to, are not talking about canceling Nick Fuentes. And that wasn’t really the issue. The issue was Tucker Carlson platforming and lifting [Fuentes] up.”
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