Tucker Carlson Takes His War With The GOP To A New Level With His Latest Announcement

For former Fox News host and long-time supporter of President Donald Trump, the past few months have represented a dizzying reversal.

Along with a handful of other formerly pro-Trump commentators, Carlson has cited his disagreement over foreign policy decisions in the Middle East as a key factor in his decision to part ways with the current administration.

But he wasn’t content with just voicing his opinion online like usual.

As Breitbart reported, Carlson recently announced his plan to form an entirely new political party:

“I’m going to help build a third party. There should be a good-faith effort to figure out what benefits the country,” Carlson said. “I mean, if you make $60,000 a year, you’re degraded. Your life expectancy has gone down, and the promise of your children’s lives is likely gone. No one seems to care. It’s not even a factor.”

He also criticized what he sees as Washington’s focus on overseas issues instead of domestic problems.

“What about Hamas?” Carlson said. “I officially don’t care about Hamas. The U.S. government should have, as its first priority, the welfare of its own people.”

Despite saying he wants to help build a new political party, Carlson said he has no plans to run for office himself.

“I don’t want to be a candidate,” he said.

Carlson did not provide details about what the proposed third party would look like or when any formal effort to organize it might begin.

Based on the social media reaction, however, it doesn’t appear he’s got a particularly strong foundation for a major political movement:

Ross Perot he is not, lol.

— 🐺🧊 Icy Wolf 🧊🐺 (@arcticus_lupus) July 2, 2026

He is quite influenced by Russia and Islamists, so what kind of party he might going to form? No surprise an Islamic Marxist Leninist party (IML)

— !मगर दाजु! (@sznmgr) July 2, 2026

Please if Elon cant. i am very extremely doubtful even Lame ass Tucker Carlson would start any movement bigg enough to take over a small Midwest towns gas station let alone effect the outcome of an election

— Ameri Cafirst (@ACafirst39548) July 2, 2026

A third party? then he doesn't really give a shit if Democrats are in power 'cause that's all that will happen. If he gets any traction, it will be from disaffected Republicans, enough to be stupid enough to vote third party, which is always a losing proposition for Republicans.…

— Sharyl Rhoades (@srhoades57) July 2, 2026

Here’s what the New York Post added:

Since his break with Trump, the president has referred to Carlson as a “nut job” and a “hand flailing fool.”

“He was a broken man when he got fired from Fox, and he’s never been the same,” Trump wrote on Truth Social in April. “Perhaps he should see a good psychiatrist!”

Here’s some additional commentary on the feud: