WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers and influencers continued Monday to distance themselves from Tucker Carlson after his sympathetic interview with prominent white supremacist Nick Fuentes, putting on display a widening split on the right about how to address antisemitism within their party.

The fallout included at least one resignation, as a key aide to the head of a prominent right-wing think tank stepped down after backing his boss’s vigorous defense of Carlson.

Kevin Roberts, the president of the Heritage Foundation think tank, had announced late last week that the aide, Ryan Neuhaus, was simply leaving his chief of staff position for another role. But on Monday, a spokesperson for the Heritage Foundation said Neuhaus had resigned. The resignation was reported earlier by The Hill.

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