Stephen Moore, a former top adviser to President Donald Trump and a longtime fellow at the right-leaning Heritage Foundation, made a bombshell announcement this week regarding his future at the organization.
According to the New York Post, Moore, in an X post, announced that he would be resigning from the think tank to focus on another project he's working on.
The news comes in the wake of a massive controversy regarding the organization's president Kevin Roberts’ defense of Tucker Carlson platforming white nationalist Nick Fuentes.
Notably, Moore didn't reference the controversy in his exit announcement, but many believe the timing of his resignation is simply too close to what's going on behind the doors at the organization.
There was reportedly "internal revolt" and pressure from donors after the Fuentes situation unfolded, with many calling for Roberts to resign, even though he later apologized for defending Carlson.
Moore stated in his announcement that he was leaving to focus his work on the Committee to Unleash Prosperity.
“After 12 happy and productive years, I have decided to resign my position as senior visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation in order to concentrate my work load on continuing to build up @Comm4Prosperity [Committee to Unleash Prosperity] and the mounting influence of our daily Hotline,” he wrote.
Friends:
After 12 happy and productive years, I have decided to resign my position as senior visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation in order to concentrate my work load on continuing to build up @Comm4Prosperity and the mounting influence of our daily Hotline.
As Ed Feulner…
— Stephen Moore (@StephenMoore) November 6, 2025
However, it doesn't take a detective or inside information to presume why Moore is actually quitting the foundation.
The Post noted:
The Committee to Unleash Prosperity co-founder had been asked by donors to that group to leave Heritage, one source familiar with Moore’s exit told The Post.
Moore’s wife, Anne, had also proclaimed in a since-deleted tweet that Roberts didn’t deserve “a second chance” and that her “husband will be submitting his resignation.”
Users across social media reacted to Moore's shocking, but expected, announcement.
"Heritage Foundation leaders are jumping ship. Get out while you still can," one X user wrote.
Another X user wrote, "You were patient and hopeful Stephen. You waited this many days, you gave them time."
It'll be fascinating to see who else leaves the organization in the coming days and weeks.
