Tucker Carlson Reportedly Ducking Debate Challenge From Heritage After Attacking the Conservative Think Tank

Primetime Fox News Channel host Tucker Carlson isn’t afraid to invite dissenting viewers and opinions on his show to engage with – except he reportedly wouldn’t debate someone from the conservative think tank, The Heritage Foundation.

The feud dates back to when Carlon went on the attack against The Heritage Foundation, which once awarded him their prestigious Salvatori Prize back in 2018, for working alongside “big tech” companies, while stating that “big tech hates conservatives and works assiduously to harm them.”

The attack from Carlson was unexpected among the two parties with similar ideologies, in many parts due to Carlson once working for the Washington, D.C. based nonprofit.

Heritage didnt take lightly to the criticism from Tucker Carlson and fired back that the attack was “false, outrageous, and unfounded.” 

CNN’s Oliver Darcy reported today that “members of Heritage have tried to privately reach out to Carlson,” Heritage’s VP of communications, Rob Bluey, stated to CNN.

“There doesn’t appear to be any interest in having a sit-down meeting for a call or having someone on the program,” Bluey continued to CNN on Tuesday.

Since @TuckerCarlson attacked the Heritage Foundation on Big Tech, staffers at the org have attempted behind the scenes to sit down with him or have a staffer on his show to debate Heritage’s stance on the issue. These attempts have fallen on deaf ears. https://t.co/FAP5CiOobP pic.twitter.com/4FVtz280N0

— Oliver Darcy (@oliverdarcy) January 15, 2020

Fox News and Tucker Carlson did not return CNN’s Darcy’s request for comment on the matter.