GREG KELLY (HOST): Alright, so this crazy controversy. I mean, really intense. And I get it. Nick Fuentes is a nutjob in my book. Sorry, if you like Hitler, if you like Stalin, I really have no time for you. I’m still surprised at Tucker Carlson — and then enter the Heritage Foundation. Kevin Roberts kind of mystifyingly said the interview was, I don’t know, he just seemed to be kind of tone deaf on the whole thing.
And now we got another problem. Have you ever heard of this Fishback character? Look, I’ve heard him say some interesting things about OnlyFans and how sexualization is really screwing up people in America. You know, you got to have some sex, but you can overdo it with OnlyFans.
But, apparently he’s got a really bad antisemitic situation as well.
Oh boy. Bryan Leib, former executive director, Iranian Americans for Liberty and CEO of Henry Public Relations. Bryan Leib, you’re very close to all of this stuff. Welcome, by the way. Good to see you. And forgive me, I am not particularly familiar with Mr. Fishback, other than the OnlyFans stuff, which I like. Tell us where things stand and what your point of view.
BRYAN LEIB (GUEST): Yeah, sure. Greg, thanks for having me on. And I mean, listen, this is what’s happening. Kevin Roberts and their board chair at Heritage, Barb Van Andel-Gaby, are rapidly transforming the Heritage Foundation from what was the gold standard of conservatism into this magnet for these fringe figures who knowingly spread lies about Israel and Jews just to win favor with the far-right. Now what’s happening?
A video has now surfaced with Kevin Roberts just two months ago, praising James Fishback at a Mar-a-Lago event, saying, quote, that you have to mimic James Fishback’s rhetoric and that Fishback is truly one of the most articulate people that he knows. Well, listen, Fishback is running for governor down here in my state of Florida, and he’s directly trafficking in antisemitic tropes. He’s questioning Jewish dual loyalty here in America. And also he’s going on the attack against Byron Donalds, throwing ethnic slurs at him — Byron Donalds, by the way, President Trump’s pick to be the next governor of Florida. So, you know, it’s really crazy what’s happening here. I mean Kevin Roberts and Heritage Foundation just continue to just dive in to supporting the most radical elements of the conservative movement here. And it’s really hurting — it’s hurting our movement in a big way, Greg.
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