‘Satisfies And Frees Your Mind’: Tucker Carlson Announces His Next Big Business Move

After parting ways with Fox News, Tucker Carlson has had more freedom to cover the stories he believes are important while accessing a large audience via social media and his own online platform.

But he’s not satisfied with merely conquering the media realm. Carlson recently announced a project that seems a little more personal in nature.

According to the Daily Caller:

Carlson told Old Row on Tuesday that he is launching his own nicotine pouch to compete with Zyn, a popular product owned by tobacco giant Phillip Morris International. A longtime connoisseur of the lower decky Zynachino, Carlson said he’s ditching the pouch for good due to the $18,200 that Philip Morris owners, employees, etc., have donated to Kamala Harris this election cycle.

The ALP pouch website is currently live. It appears the company will launch in November with two flavors in 6mg, Chilled Mint and Mountain Wintergreen, both of which sound delectable. The cans also appear to contain 20 pouches, as opposed to Zyn’s 15.

“The all-new nicotine pouch by Tucker Carlson. ALP satisfies and frees your mind. At ALP, we believe in a better time,” the website says.

Carlson has long been a proponent of nicotine use:

Tucker Carlson nicotine respecter:

"I use it every second I'm awake. The hostility to nicotine is really telling. It increases mental acuity, it raises your testosterone level. What's the problem?"pic.twitter.com/431t74Jh17

— Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) March 12, 2023

His new business venture has already attracted significant social media attention:

Tucker Carlson says he's done using ZYN since the makers are large Kamala Harris donors, is instead launching his own nicotene pouches 👀pic.twitter.com/AVslmh4qYw

— johnny maga (@_johnnymaga) September 17, 2024

Tucker Carlson @TuckerCarlson Launches New Nicotine Pouches called ALP @alppouch, as Swedish Match makers of ZYN are a big donor to the DNC. This gives Nicotine users a healthy alternative without supporting LTBYQIABCDE+ causes!!!
Let's Cancel ZYN Boyz!!

Cool Branding!… pic.twitter.com/Jiec0zRqjP

— Akiva (@AkivaNY) September 17, 2024

Philip Morris, which owns Zyn, responded to Carlson’s recent criticism of the company, as the Wall Street Journal reported:

Until recently, Zyn had been a cause célèbre of the right, and a flashpoint in a culture-war fight over whether nicotine pouches are a boon for public health or a threat to children. The about-face by Zyn’s biggest booster once again thrusts the market-leading nicotine pouch into the culture wars—but this time, on the other side.

“It’s frustrating that Mr. Carlson wants to turn Zyn into a political football to promote his own business venture,” a Philip Morris spokesman said. He added that the brand’s users include Democrats and Republicans and it has bipartisan support in Washington.

Here’s some additional comments Carlson has made about his affinity for nicotine: