Daily Caller co-founder and former Fox News host Tucker Carlson is blasting the “lock-step” political parties and vowing to help build a new third political option for voters.
In an interview with the Columbia Journalism Review (CJR), Carlson was asked about his interest in aligning with other “anti-war voices.” He argued that the nation’s political establishment is united on the issues that matter most, particularly war and finance. (RELATED: Trump Social Media Advisor Confronts Tucker Over Epstein, Israel, Iran)
“I do know what really matters is war and finance. Where does the money come from? Where does it go? And who gets killed?” Carlson said. “On those questions, the parties are in lockstep solidarity with each other. That’s not a democracy. That’s a one-party state posing as a democracy, and it needs to be broken.”
Tucker Carlson announces plan to build a third political party:
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Carlson added that he believes a new political movement is inevitable.
“There’s going to be a third party, and I’m going to do everything I can to bring that about,” he said.
He argued that the events of “the last two and a half months” had only reinforced that belief, pointing to what he described as alignment between President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer on foreign policy.
“If you vote for Trump and you still wind up in a regime-change war—if Chuck Schumer is strongly behind Trump’s foreign policy, which he is—then we need options, or else let’s just give up and be ruled by the most unscrupulous people. And I’m just too young to accept that. We need a third party,” Carlson said. (RELATED: Tucker Carlson Has Message For Neocons Wanting To Silence Americans Who Call Out Iran War)
The CJR then pressed the former Fox News host, asking, “when you say do everything you can—”
“I’m going to help build a third party.”
Carlson went on to say he would like to see a “good-faith effort” to determine what best serves the country.
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“There should be a good-faith effort to figure out what benefits the country. I mean, if you make sixty thousand dollars 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. ‘What about Hamas?’ I officially don’t care about Hamas. The US government should have, as its first priority, the welfare of its own people.”
When asked whether he would personally represent the proposed third party as a candidate, Carlson replied, “I don’t want to be a candidate.”
He added that ahead of a previous interview with The New York Times, “someone said to me, ‘They’re going to ask you if you’re running for president.’ I was very tempted to say ‘I am running—on the pro-patriarchy ticket.’ Just to make sure I gain no new fans.”
During a June 18 episode of the “Can’t Be Censored” podcast, Carlson declared he is “done” with the Republican Party, saying there is “no chance” he would support the GOP in the 2026 midterms. He added that he would not be supporting Democrats either. (RELATED: ‘No Chance I Would Support The Republican Party’: Tucker Carlson Ditches GOP)
Carlson, who described himself as a “consistent defender” of the Republican Party for 35 years, accused the GOP of going in the “wrong direction.”