Tucker Carlson Slammed for Pushing Conspiracy Theory That Jews Were Made Immune to Covid-19

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Tucker Carlson was roundly condemned this week after pushing the conspiracy theory that Covid-19 was created in a way to make Jews immune to it.

On Tuesday’s episode of The Tucker Carlson ShowCarlson was joined by veteran and author Dr. Andrew Huff for a lengthy discussion about the Covid-19 pandemic. Near the end of the episode, Carlson cited the Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. highly controversial claim that the coronavirus could be “tailored” to have more adverse effects on specific groups of people. Huff said it was “scientifically true” before adding:

There was a finding in a scientific publication that two different populations of, well, two different populations of people of Jewish ancestry — depending on which line they’re from — one was more heavily impacted than the others.

Tucker interjected to clarify that Huff was referring to “Sephardic/Ashkenazi” Jews.

Although the assertion came from Huff, Tucker also received heat for hosting the conversation and driving it in that direction.

Some of that backlash came from his fellow conservatives. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) sarcastically asked if Jews were running the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China.

RedState.com writer Bonchie proclaimed that anyone still pushing theories about Covid-19 being created by Jews was a “clown.”

Right-wing commentator Arynne Wexler accused Carlson of “copying centuries-old blood libel.”

The comments were roundly condemned by a host of others, as well.

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