{"id":2623046,"date":"2026-07-02T19:44:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-02T23:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tucker-carlson-says-hes-helping-form-new-political-party-after-ditching-gop-claims-trump-destroyed-america\/"},"modified":"2026-07-02T19:46:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-02T23:46:08","slug":"tucker-carlson-says-hes-helping-form-new-political-party-after-ditching-gop-claims-trump-destroyed-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tucker-carlson-says-hes-helping-form-new-political-party-after-ditching-gop-claims-trump-destroyed-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Tucker Carlson Says He&#8217;s Helping Form New Political Party After Ditching GOP, Claims Trump Destroyed America"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftucker-carlson-says-hes-helping-form-new-political-party-after-ditching-gop-claims-trump-destroyed-america%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2623046&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former Fox News personality Tucker Carlson announced in an interview that he plans to create a third political party after departing from teh Republican party, criticizing both the GOP and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/making-socialism-sexy-again-new-york-magazine-honors-our-first-female-wunderkind\/\" title=\"Making Socialism Sexy Again: New York Magazine Honors \u2018Our First Female Wunderkind\u2019\">current political system<\/a> as undemocratic and controlled by financial and military interests. He expressed frustration with the failures of the two-party system, especially regarding foreign policy and war, and stated he would support forming a new party but not run as a candidate himself. Carlson also criticized Donald Trump\u2019s influence and legacy, suggesting Trump may have been manipulated by foreign powers, specifically Israel. His comments align with othre conservative figures like Marjorie Taylor Greene, who also signaled support for new political movements. Historically, attempts at third-party candidacies have mostly failed, with Ross Perot&#8217;s Reform Party in the 1990s being a notable exception. Carlson&#8217;s remarks and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >recent political shifts suggest<\/a> a growing discontent among some conservatives with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-reverses-course-wont-travel-to-dc-ahead-of-house-speaker-election\/\" title=\"... cancels DC trip before House speaker election.\">traditional party structures<\/a> and an interest in establishing an alternative political platform.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>In an interview published Wednesday, former Fox News star and video podcaster Tucker Carlson said he intends to form a third party after his departure from the GOP fold, adding that President Donald Trump had destroyed \u201chimself \u2026 the Republican Party and America.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The interview, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cjr.org\/the-interview\/all-i-have-is-the-power-to-talk-and-be-heard-tucker-carlson-interview-pitying-trump-podcast-new-third-party-nicotine-pouch-alp-fox-news-fired-anti-war-gaza-immigration.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Columbia Journalism Review<\/a>, touched on a number of issues, from his anti-war stance on Iran to his support for the Palestinian cause and opposition to the Israeli state to his controversial interview with extremist podcaster <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/video-racist-dem-nick-fuentes-media-called-right-winger-demands-trump-impeachment-lie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nick Fuentes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, the most eyebrow-raising portion of the interview \u2014 at least for those attuned to the political world \u2014 came at the tail end of the piece, when he was asked if he was \u201cinterested in aligning yourself with other anti-war voices.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI do know what really matters is war and finance. Where does the money come from? Where does it go? And who gets killed? And on those questions, the parties are in lockstep solidarity with each other,\u201d Carlson said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s not a democracy. That\u2019s a one-party state posing as a democracy, and it needs to be broken, and there\u2019s going to be a third party, and I\u2019m going to do everything I can to bring that about.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd that\u2019s the lesson of the last two and a half months, to me. If you vote for Trump and you still wind up in a regime-change war \u2014 if Chuck Schumer is strongly behind Trump\u2019s foreign policy, which he is \u2014 then we need options, or else let\u2019s just give up and be ruled by the most unscrupulous people. And I\u2019m just too young to accept that. We need a third party \u2026 I\u2019m going to help build a third party. There should be a good-faith effort to figure out what benefits the country.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And, Carlson said, he\u2019d be a part of building that third party \u2014 but not as a candidate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t want to be a candidate. Before I did the [New York\u2019] Times interview, someone said to me, \u2018They\u2019re going to ask you if you\u2019re running for president,&#8217;\u201d Carlson said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was very tempted to say \u2018I am running \u2014 on the pro-patriarchy ticket.\u2019 Just to make sure I gain no new fans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/05\/02\/magazine\/tucker-carlson-interview-trump-iran.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">interview<\/a> came a month before Carlson announced his official split with the Republican Party, although he had made it clear in that interview he believed that Trump was being manipulated by a foreign power \u2014 specifically, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-trump-sets-record-straight-explosive-conversation-netanyahu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s<\/a> Israeli government, along with \u201chis many advocates in the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would not support the Republican Party,\u201d Carlson said in the June interview with another podcast. \u201cThere\u2019s no chance I would support the Republican Party.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this point, how could I, or any American voter, support a political party that\u2019s not loyal to the United States?\u201d Carlson added.<\/p>\n<p>That announcement went viral on social media and was welcomed by unlikely sources \u2014 including Kamala Harris\u2019 former campaign account, now known as \u201cHeadquarters\u201d on social media:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tucker Carlson: I would not support the Republican party, there\u2019s no chance I would support the Republican party. How could I support a political party that is not loyal to the United States. I voted Republican my entire life, I have been a consistent defender for 35 years of the\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dYX0DK9XAx\">pic.twitter.com\/dYX0DK9XAx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Headquarters (@HQNewsNow) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HQNewsNow\/status\/2069095105663750242?\">June 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>As for Trump, a president who he was close to \u2014 he reportedly was one of the individuals who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanityfair.com\/news\/story\/tucker-carlson-warning-to-trump-jd-vance?srsltid=AfmBOopcVS_-ebEDyx3MN1pUymiOpWWVyqzDKQ9yK4T6vF2m0AfTswdx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">heavily influenced<\/a> Trump to pick <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hillary-clinton-post-jd-vances-comments-nixon-backfires-spectacularly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">then-Sen. J.D. Vance<\/a> as his running mate in 2024 \u2014 he said that he hasn\u2019t \u201cspoken to him since the regime-change war began\u201d in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not interested in talking to him. I feel sorry for him. He\u2019s not a man in charge of his own life at this point,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is it really about, in Trump\u2019s mind? Why did he destroy himself? His administration? His legacy? The Republican Party and America? I don\u2019t know, but maybe someone at [Columbia Journalism Review] should get on this and find out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear whether this was a statement of intent or a peek at a larger movement to start a third party. It was of note that the Carlson interview came a day after former GOP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mtg-accuses-trump-unstable-calls-removal-called-absolute-madness\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene<\/a> of Georgia told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8fuoSjDEblA&#038;t=1082s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Piers Morgan<\/a> she was \u201cin talks\u201d about a third party, as well.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think there\u2019s a group of us that, if we decide to align, we could launch a true America-focused party that doesn\u2019t fall into the traps of Democrats and Republicans, but could align some serious players from the right and the left,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Greene was supportive of Carlson\u2019s decision to leave the party last month.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTucker is not the only one who is done supporting the Republican Party,\u201d she said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average ...n Is Voting for Donald ...\">social media post<\/a>. \u201cThere is A LOT of us that are absolutely fed up and will not support a party that betrays its voters and country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat does not mean we are turning into Democrats either. But we are DONE with the America LAST Republican Party.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Tucker is not the only one who is done supporting the Republican Party.<\/p>\n<p>There is A LOT of us that are absolutely fed up and will not support a party that betrays its voters and country.<\/p>\n<p>That does not mean we are turning into Democrats either.<\/p>\n<p>But we are DONE with the America\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Marjorie Taylor Greene \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@mtgreenee) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mtgreenee\/status\/2069144324370006421?\">June 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Aside from long-standing also-rans, which occasionally act as spoilers, like the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/day-booing-trump-libertarians-unwittingly-huge-favor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Libertarian<\/a> and Green parties, there hasn\u2019t been a major attempt to launch a third party since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ross-perots-last-political-act-huge-show-support-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ross Perot\u2019s<\/a> Reform Party, formed in the wake of his independent run at the presidency in 1992 where he secured 19 percent of the vote.<\/p>\n<p>While the Reform Party never fully achieved liftoff velocity \u2014 in part because the Commission on Presidential Debates changed its rules for participation before the 1996 contest after Perot\u2019s successes in the debates four years earlier \u2014 the party did manage to win the 1998 Minnesota gubernatorial race with former pro wrestler and actor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-rfk-jr-clears-aaron-rodgers-vp-rumors-interview\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Jesse \u201cThe Body\u201d Ventura<\/a> as its candidate.<\/p>\n<p>The party still exists, but its momentum as a national force was almost totally halted in 2000 amid infighting over the candidacy of former 1992 and 1996 GOP presidential contender <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pat-buchanans-1992-culture-war-speech-hits-even-harder-today-greatest-man-never-became-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pat Buchanan<\/a>, who ended up securing the presidential nomination in a pyrrhic victory.<\/p>\n<p>Ironically, Trump considered entering the 2000 Reform Party nomination race but decided against it. He did, however, criticize Buchanan\u2019s run: \u201cI\u2019m on the conservative side, but Buchanan is Attila the Hun,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20081221205300\/http:\/\/www.sph.umich.edu\/~rwatt\/old_nw3.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> in 1999.<\/p>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f7f7f7; color: #171717; display: flex;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 600;line-height: 1.5;margin: 24px 0;padding: 18px 20px 18px 30px;text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"align-self: stretch;border-left: 3px solid #171717;flex-shrink: 0;padding-left: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/\">Choose The Western Journal as your preferred source on Google and never miss reporting that defends truth, protects freedom, and advances Western civilization<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"border: 1px solid #f5f5f5; padding: 16px;\">Advertise with The Western Journal and reach millions of highly engaged readers, while supporting our work. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/advertise-us\/?wj_source=article\">Advertise Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey == typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts = { \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs = [ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i = 0; i < inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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