Former U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene announced this week that she will no longer support the Republican Party, aligning with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson, who made a similar declaration earlier this month.
In a social media post earlier this week, Greene wrote, “There is A LOT of us that are absolutely fed up and will not support a party that betrays its voters and country.” She added that this did not mean they were “turning into Democrats either” but that they were “DONE with the America LAST Republican Party.”
Carlson, speaking on the “Can’t Be Censored” podcast, said there was “no chance” he would support the Republican Party anymore after 35 years of defending it. “If I’m out, then I think a lot of other people are out,” he said. He also clarified that he did not intend to shift to the Democratic Party.
Both figures have become vocal critics of the Trump administration’s second term. Their objections center on the conflict with Iran, which they view as a departure from “America first” principles, and domestic economic concerns. Consumer prices have continued to outpace wage growth; the Atlanta Fed’s wage growth tracker showed median wage growth at 3.5% as of June.
Greene’s rift with Trump widened after she questioned the administration’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Trump began attacking her publicly in response. Greene ultimately decided not to seek another term in the House and left Congress at the start of the year. In May, she said she and her family had received death threats following Trump’s attacks.
Carlson has long opposed U.S. involvement in foreign conflicts and has repeatedly criticized Israel, arguing it pushed Washington toward war with Iran. Trump reportedly told Carlson during an Oval Office meeting last year that he would not go to war with Iran.
The defections from two prominent Trump allies underscore the growing divisions within the Republican Party ahead of the midterm elections. Greene suggested her break could be part of a wider movement among longtime Republican supporters dissatisfied with the party’s direction.