Everybody in this country has the right to do and say whatever they want, but the font get upset when the things that you say and do have consequences.
If you are in a position of power or if you are an influential person in the conservative movement, and you do and say things that the conservative base does not agree with then just like you had the right to say what you wanted, they have the right to say and do whatever they want in response.
Anyone that doesn’t understand that is just playing the leftist victimhood game.
So say what you want, interview who you want and support whatever you think is best but then you cannot get upset if there is a backlash because that is the consequence of free speech.