Overview
- Curtis announced he will vote against Carl after Thursday’s Foreign Relations Committee hearing, a move that, with unified Democratic opposition, is expected to stop the nomination from advancing.
- Pressed on past statements, Carl offered a limited apology for remarks minimizing the Holocaust, while senators cited a broader record of antisemitic, anti-Israel and racist commentary.
- Under questioning, Carl affirmed elements of the Great Replacement theory and struggled to define the “erasure of white culture,” drawing sharp rebukes from Democrats on the panel.
- Reporting highlighted that Carl deleted thousands of social media posts before his nomination, including messages calling for extreme actions and denigrating Juneteenth, as documented by CNN’s KFile.
- Former State Department officials warned that placing Carl over U.S. engagement with the U.N. could erode global human-rights protections, particularly for LGBTQ+ people and communities of color.