A sharp division has emerged within the Republican ranks concerning the potential formation of a new political faction led by Tucker Carlson. This new entity aims to challenge the MAGA movement initiated by former President Donald Trump.
Among the prominent conservative figures rallying for this cause are former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, ex-Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, Congressman Thomas Massie, and Joe Kent, a former Trump counterterrorism chief. They gathered in Maine over the weekend to deliberate on launching this fresh political initiative.
Marjorie Taylor Greene shared an image of the assembled group at Carlson’s cabin, stating, “We said no more foreign wars, and we meant it. We supported Donald Trump for making that promise, yet he has let us all down.”
Expressing their goals, Greene added, “Our pledge is an America First agenda that encompasses every American, regardless of political orientation. The movement is underway.”
The announcement of this potential new political platform has instantly sparked outrage among conservative circles online, with many labeling the participants as ‘turncoats.’
The White House, Meghan McCain, Laura Loomer and many other prominent conservative influencers bashed the gathering of ‘traitors.’ McCain noted in a podcast how those present represented ‘the biggest pieces of garbage in the conservative movement.’
But many other prominent right-wingers celebrated the new crew determined to take on MAGA.
‘That’s a great group of Americans!’ far-right pundit Alex Jones responded to Greene’s post.
Donald Trump’s biggest right-wing critics are plotting their political futures. Pictured are (1) Carolyn Grace Moffa, (2) Brian Glenn, (3) Marjorie Taylor Greene, (4) Tucker Carlson, (5) Joe Kent, (6) Heather Kaiser Kent, (7) Thomas Massie
Greene was a former close ally of the President until he turned on her, labeling her a ‘traitor’ after she supported the release of the Justice Department’s files on Jeffrey Epstein
‘I’ll be part of whatever this party below represents… America First > MAGA,’ shared Trump’s first-term National Security Adviser Mike Flynn.
‘Great group,’ commented popular influencer Sneako.
The divide underscores the split allegiances emerging in the Republican Party that has been dominated by Trump for the past decade.
What unites all of those who convened at Carlson’s cabin are their shared beliefs that the President has reneged on his campaign promises to lower prices and keep the US out of new wars.
Kent, who resigned from the Trump administration earlier this year in opposition to the US war against Iran, recently said that he and other attendees had urged Carlson to run for the White House in 2028.
‘I’d say all of us at one point in time told Tucker he needs to run, and Tucker’s been pretty public that he’s not going to run,’ Kent said on a recent appearance on The Young Turks show.
‘So, we all made our pitch to Tucker as to why he should run, and hopefully he wakes up one day and Tucker says he’s going to run.’
Still, Carlson said as recently as late June that he was not planning on a presidential bid.
Greene and Massie recently visited Costa Rica together, along with their spouses
Tucker Carlson announced a 10-point policy platform on his show on Wednesday, just days after he was urged to run for president in 2028
Capitalizing on the momentum stirred from the weekend post, Carlson announced a 10-point policy platform on his show Wednesday evening.
The platform consisted of different buzzwords, including fair, sovereign, productive, beautiful, healthy, honest, optimistic, wise, decent and united.
The former Fox News host has turned into a beacon for Republicans discontented with Trump’s tenure.
He has slammed Trump for not representing an ‘America first’ agenda, has apologized for his past support of the Republican and has recently come out against many of his policy objectives, particularly the Iran war.
Carlson has also become a vocal critic of Israel and the administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files, popular positions among the Republican base.
However, despite all the fanfare, the White House does not see the new group as a threat.
‘The President is committed to maintaining Republican majorities in Congress and continuing to lower costs for working families,’ White House Spokesman Davis Ingle has said.
‘Meanwhile, this photo represents an embarrassing collection of mostly whiny turncoats who dramatically overestimate their influence and relevance.’