Tucker Carlson says he’s building new party after breakup with GOP

Published July 1, 2026 5:32pm ET | Updated July 1, 2026 5:32pm ET



Right-wing pundit Tucker Carlson said he plans to build a new party after leaving the Republican Party last month.

“I’m going to help build a third party,” Carlson told the Columbia Journalism Review in an interview published Wednesday. “There should be a good-faith effort to figure out what benefits the country.”

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