Tucker Carlson Plans Third Party at 57 After Split With Trump Over Iran War

3 articles · Updated · USA TODAY · Jul 2

Carlson said he will help build a third party but does not want to run, casting the move as a response to the two major parties' shared support for the U.S. war in Iran.
The 57-year-old commentator told Columbia Journalism Review he has not spoken to Trump since the "regime-change war" began, despite three White House meetings in January before U.S. airstrikes started in February.
Trump had campaigned against "endless wars" but later attacked Carlson and other MAGA critics of the Iran conflict, calling them "losers" and insisting Iran cannot have a nuclear weapon.
A viable third party still faces steep hurdles in ballot access, fundraising, candidates and infrastructure, and recent efforts such as Elon Musk's 2025 "American Party" never materialized.