{"id":2639629,"date":"2026-08-03T12:04:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T16:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-this-a-new-america-first-movement-or-just-another-maga-splinter\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T12:07:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T16:07:30","slug":"is-this-a-new-america-first-movement-or-just-another-maga-splinter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-this-a-new-america-first-movement-or-just-another-maga-splinter\/","title":{"rendered":"Is this a new America First movement or just another MAGA splinter?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/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%2Fis-this-a-new-america-first-movement-or-just-another-maga-splinter%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=2639629&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>The article discusses the emergence of a new political movement among Republican breakaways, including figures like Marjorie Taylor Greene adn others, who met at Tucker Carlson&#8217;s home.Their gathering, symbolized by imagery like antler chandeliers and artifacts, hints at launching a new party based on critiques of Trump&#8217;s presidency. There is debate over whether their online influence will translate into electoral success, with some critics dismissing their efforts as superficial. Carlson has expressed a desire to challenge the perceived one-party dominance in U.S. politics and advocates for a third-party alternative, emphasizing the need for new options beyond Trump. The piece also covers rising tensions around data center development, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >highlighting polling showing increased public concern<\/a> and opposition, especially in relation to local impacts and political positioning. Support for data centers aligns somewhat with Trump\u2019s backing, suggesting political leverage. Additionally, a humorous quote from Trump about Japan adds a lighter note. The article concludes with references to broader political analysis, including a discussion on Democrat strategizing for 2024 and rising Republican star Marco Rubio, emphasizing ongoing shifts and debates in American politics.  <\/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\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Welcome to Monday\u2019s <\/em>Washington Secrets<em>, where we ask whether the world is on the brink of a new political movement, decorated with antler chandeliers? Plus, we have polling on how to win the data center wars (sort of). It may be slated to reach 87 degrees today, but Secrets has a cold. Send honey and lemons, and see you tomorrow.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Is this what a new political movement looks like?<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4672539\/america-first-maga-splinter-tucker-carlson-marjorie-taylor-greene\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Is this a new America First movement or just another MAGA splinter?<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4670606\/white-house-report-card-trump-bad-week-new-job-mike-pence\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>White House report card: Trump\u2019s \u2018weekus horriblis\u2019 and a new gig for Mike Pence<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/washington-secrets\/4668450\/bernie-moreno-explains-fauci-f-bomb\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Bernie Moreno explains his Fauci F-bomb amid a rising tide of political profanity<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tucker-carlson\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tucker-carlson\/\">Tucker Carlson<\/a> is in a plaid shirt in his man cave. Its wooden walls are hidden beneath racks of antique rifles, spears, and machetes.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beside him, beneath a chandelier of antlers, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/marjorie-taylor-greene\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"776\">Marjorie Taylor Greene<\/a> has her hand on the arm of Brian Glenn, the former White House correspondent of <em>Real America\u2019s Voice<\/em>, whom she married in Las Vegas last week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Around the table are other MAGA breakaways and their spouses. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/thomas-massie\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/thomas-massie\/\">Rep. Thomas Massie<\/a> (R-KY), who has installed himself as a thorn in the side of President Donald Trump, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/national-security\/4497198\/fbi-investigating-trump-official-joe-kent\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/national-security\/4497198\/fbi-investigating-trump-official-joe-kent\/\">Joe Kent<\/a>, who resigned as director of the United States National Counterterrorism Center in protest at the Iran war and the influence of Israel in American politics.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe movement has begun,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FmrRepMTG\/status\/2083568963846303896\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FmrRepMTG\/status\/2083568963846303896\">posted MTG with the photograph of their meeting<\/a>, immediately raising speculation that this America First splinter group was planning to launch a new political party, founded on their shared critique of Trump\u2019s failings. The result was an even mix of reverence and ridicule.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The question is whether they can turn clicks into commitments. And social media presence into something real.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Tucker Carlson Network, for example, claims its content garnered 1.53 billion views across social media and podcast platforms in the eight-and-a-half weeks after the Iran conflict began.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Secrets<\/em> asked Glenn about the plan, but he said he could not discuss what was agreed upon at the meeting. He said there was a hunger for an alternative to Trump\u2019s vision on the right.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMTG\u2019s post with that picture has 8.5 million views, 74K likes, 13K repost, 13K comments, and has been bookmarked 4.3K times,\u201d he messaged. \u201cThe support is massive. This is a political earthquake.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a sign of how big they are thinking, he compared the meeting at Tucker\u2019s home to laying the groundwork for the first Continental Congress in 1774.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last month, Carlson announced he would do everything possible to break up what he sees as a one-party system posing as a democracy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd that\u2019s the lesson of the last two and a half months, to me,\u201d he told the <em>Columbia Journalism Review<\/em>. \u201cIf 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAnd I\u2019m just too young to accept that. We need a third party.\u201d <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s fair to say that the reaction to the new movement was mixed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some insiders suggested the photograph, with its candles and artifacts, gave off Arrested Development \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/arresteddevelopment.fandom.com\/wiki\/The_Alliance_of_Magicians\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/arresteddevelopment.fandom.com\/wiki\/The_Alliance_of_Magicians\">Alliance of Magicians<\/a>\u201d vibes, with its rallying cry of \u201cWe demand to be taken seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThey are about to discover that having an online following is not the same thing as winning elections,\u201d a former White House told <em>Secrets<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Laura Loomer, the online influencer and Trump confidant who has clashed repeatedly with Carlson and Greene, said: \u201cEvery single one of these people belongs on a government watch list. Every person in this photo is a traitor to America and an anti-Trump operative amplified by foreign adversaries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Glenn said the critics were forgetting just how Trump won the last election.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf you remember, Trump could\u2019ve never gotten elected without MTG and Tucker Carlson,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-how-to-win-the-data-center-war\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to win the data center war<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Or at least not lose it so badly.)<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/data-centers\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/data-centers\/\">Data centers<\/a> are everywhere. The facilities that provide capacity for online computing, storage, and artificial intelligence are all over the headlines, popping up in midterm campaigns, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/4667179\/maryland-virginia-counties-pause-data-center-construction\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/4667179\/maryland-virginia-counties-pause-data-center-construction\/\">coming to a sleepy town near you<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They pit Big Tech, which needs them to keep America\u2019s AI advantage growing, against local government and citizens who worry about water use, energy prices, and noise.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Polling from our friends at J.L. Partners lays out the battlefield, with some surprising results.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some 43% say there are already too many data centers in the country, up from 35% in January, which suggests that the window for big tech to persuade voters of their benefits is closing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And only one in 20 says the country needs more of them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But 17% say there are about the right amount, and 23% say they don\u2019t really know what they think. Those are two winnable groups for Big Tech.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his analysis, J.L. Partners co-founder James Johnson said the debate seemed more about the impact on local communities than a reflection of the bigger AI picture. Their backers should accept that data centers will change the face of these towns forever.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cShying away from it \u2013 or getting hung up on trying to correct myths on water usage or noise \u2013 is a mistake, and like in any political campaign it is inadvisable to play on their opponents\u2019 turf,\u201d he said in his latest American Pulse newsletter.\u00a0 \u201cInstead, they should embrace their role and mark themselves out as being the guarantors of the town\u2019s future.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is another tactic that can win in red states and counties. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When respondents were first told of Trump\u2019s support for data centers and the jobs and growth they bring, the numbers ticked towards acceptance.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Support rose from 23% to 27%, while opposition declined by 5 points among all registered voters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It will not win the data center battle, but tech companies may get a quick win in some areas by pointing to Trump\u2019s backing.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-quote-of-the-day\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quote of the day<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump was asked last night why the U.S. had stepped in to buy yen, propping up the Japanese currency. It was a straightforward question. And the president could not resist making a joke of it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cWe\u2019re always there for Japan. Japan\u2019s been very good for us \u2014 with the exception, of course, of Pearl Harbor. They were not good.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This time, he was speaking alone to journalists aboard Air Force One. Last time he cracked that joke in public, he was sitting beside Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in the Oval Office.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-lunchtime-reading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lunchtime reading<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/03\/us\/politics\/democrats-autopsy-2024-election-dnc.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2lA.oV4_.w5k4icZgRaOh&#038;smid=url-share\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/08\/03\/us\/politics\/democrats-autopsy-2024-election-dnc.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2lA.oV4_.w5k4icZgRaOh&#038;smid=url-share\"><strong>Author of Democrats\u2019 2024 autopsy says party left out key chapter<\/strong><\/a>: The chapter suggested it was Joe Biden\u2019s decision to run for reelection that doomed the party to defeat, and said that the party\u2019s top strategists were \u201cfinancially secure\u201d and thus removed from the challenges facing ordinary Americans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/4671382\/why-marco-rubio-is-rising\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/4671382\/why-marco-rubio-is-rising\/\"><strong>Why Marco Rubio is rising<\/strong><\/a>: Zachary Faria argues that the Secretary of State understands how American power works around the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>You are reading <\/em>Washington Secrets<em>, a guide to power and politics in D.C. and beyond. 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