Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts the lead architect of Project 2025, the blueprint for Trumps second presidency called anti-LGBTQ+, antisemitic, white nationalist commentator Nick Fuentes a friend of Republicans. Fuentes has said that the GOP is run by Jews, atheists, and homosexuals, has described Adolf Hitler as really fu**ing cool and said perfidious Jews must be given the death penalty after we take power, Vox noted. Roberts defended former Fox News host Tucker Carlsons recent interview with Fuentes, citing a venomous coalition attacking Carlson over the interview and claiming that their attempt to cancel him is sowing division. Related Here are 5 gay republicans and their often controversial political beliefs Most importantly, the American people expect us to be focusing on our political adversaries on the left, not attacking our friends on the right, Roberts said. I disagree with, and even abhor, things that Nick Fuentes says, but canceling him is not the answer either.Roberts and Carlson are personal friends, and he has featured Carlson at Heritage events in the past, The Hill reported. Insights for the LGBTQ+ community Subscribe to our briefing for insights into how politics impacts the LGBTQ+ community and more. Subscribe to our Newsletter today Anti-LGBTQ+ Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) criticized Carlson for interviewing Fuentes, writing, If you sit there with someone who says Adolf Hitler was very very cool, and that their mission is to combat and defeat global Jewry, and you say nothing then you are a coward and complicit in that evil.JUST IN: Ted Cruz BLASTS Kevin Robertss Tucker Carlson defense:Now is a time for choosing. If you sit there with someone who says Adolf Hitler was very cool and that their mission is to defeat global Jewry, and you say nothing, then you are a coward, and you are complicit pic.twitter.com/QsDFbEDona Jayne Zirkle (@JayneZirkle) October 31, 2025 Fuentes has been described as a white supremacist by the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and is an opensupporter of the Talibanbecause its a conservative, religious force. Fuentes has compared Jews being burnt in concentration camps during the Holocaustto cookies baking in an oven.Fuentes is also the leader of the Groyper Army, a group of far-right and racist internet trolls whose youth and web influence are attractive to Republicans seeking young and disaffected conservative male voters.Fuentes participated in rallies leading up to the January 6, 2021, Capitol Insurrection, where Trump supporters tried to violently overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election. Fuentes frequently clashes with other conservatives, who he claims arent conservative enough. He has said that the GOP is run by Jews, atheists, and homosexuals and called homosexuality and trans identity deviancy. Related I love Hitler: Young Republican leaders spout racist, anti-LGBTQ+ views in leaked chat Subscribe to theLGBTQ Nation newsletterand be the first to know about the latest headlines shaping LGBTQ+ communities worldwide.