Tucker Carlson planning to help build new US political party
Carlson said Democrats and Republicans have become indistinguishable and vowed to help launch a third party that serves working- and middle-class voters.
- Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson announced on Wednesday he plans to help build a new political party in the United States, telling the Columbia Journalism Review, "We need a third party."
- Carlson broke with President Donald Trump after the United States began the war with Iran, which he argues violates campaign promises and proves the Republican Party has lost touch with "America First" principles.
- Joining the calls for change, Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene confirmed she is in talks about creating a third party, while Carlson described the Democratic and Republican parties as groups in "lockstep solidarity with each other."
- Carlson clarified he is not a rival to Trump for power, stating, "I'm not a rival to Trump for power," and previously apologized for misleading his audience, saying he was "tormented" by past support.
- Practical challenges remain for any new political entity, as no third party has penetrated the two-party system in recent memory, and Greene acknowledged, "It's difficult to launch a third party.
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In late June, Tucker Carlson announced his departure from the Republican Party on an episode of the podcast "Can't Be Censored." "And if I'm leaving, I think a lot of other people are leaving too," he claimed. He said the Republican Party had "betrayed" its voters by prioritizing Israel's national security over the security of the United States. One of the most popular conservative commentators in the US added that he also had no intention of su…
Tucker Carlson accuses Israel of “apartheid,” vows to build third party after break with Trump
Conservative commentator Tucker Carlson has publicly accused Israel of maintaining an “apartheid situation” and declared his intention to help establish a third political party in the United States. The statements, made in an interview published by the Columbia Journalism Review, represent a significant rupture with the Republican establishment and the Trump administration that Carlson previously […]
He is taking another big step away from the American president.
"Tucker Carlson, Who Broke With Trump, Plans to 'Help Build a Third Party'" #ELB
NYT: Tucker Carlson, the influential conservative media commentator, said in an interview that he planned to help start a new political party after leaving the Republican Party, but that he had no interest in running for office. Mr. Carlson, a… Continue reading The post “Tucker Carlson, Who Broke With Trump, Plans to ‘Help Build a Third Party'” appeared first on Election Law Blog.
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