Shaping the conversation means offering context to extreme ideas, not just a platform

By: Graham Bodie, University of Mississippi, The Conversation

Outlets: The Conversation

Published: December 17, 2025

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Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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By Graham Bodie, University of Mississippi

The Oct. 27, 2025, interview between former Fox News host Tucker Carlson and political streamer Nick Fuentes created a rare public divide inside the MAGA movement.

Critics say Carlson gave Fuentes a national platform to advance his antisemitic and white nationalist views. Some conservatives, including President Donald Trump and Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts, defended the conversation as necessary to understand a growing segment of the …

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