Tucker Carlson
Role at the time: Host, The Tucker Carlson Show
Defended or excused
Statement summary
Tucker Carlson defended Macklemore's "Free Palestine" remarks as legitimate criticism of a government rather than antisemitism, and called Robert Kraft's role in Macklemore's tour removal "censorship" and "very foolish."
“Criticism of the behavior of a secular government is not criticism of an entire people, many of whom disapprove... That is not Jew hate... it's not a defense of any one person. It's a defense of the truth... the inalienable right of every person to express their views.”