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Tucker Carlson and Marjorie Taylor Greene meet to discuss new conservative party

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Marjorie Taylor Greene, Tucker Carlson and a small circle of former Trump allies met at Carlson’s property in Maine over the weekend to discuss building a new political party, Greene wrote in a social media post that included a photo of the meeting. The photo shows Greene, her husband Brian Glenn, Carlson, Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie, Massie’s wife, and Joe Kent seated around a table as the group discussed the effort. Greene wrote that the aim is “America First for all Americans, right, left, and center,” and added, “The movement has begun.” The gathering follows both Carlson’s and Greene’s recent departures from the Republican Party; Carlson said in June he would no longer vote for Republican candidates, and Greene left the party shortly afterward. Carlson’s break centers on what he framed as the party’s shift toward foreign interests, including repeated comments about Israel’s influence on U.S. policy that Trump has rejected. Massie, who clashed with Trump on multiple issues, lost a Republican primary earlier this year after Trump backed a rival. The group’s primary grievance driving the new-party discussion is opposition to continued U.S. military involvement in the Middle East, citing the administration’s conduct in the ongoing conflict with Iran.

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⚡️ Joe Kent says he, Tucker Carlson, Marjorie Taylor Greene & Thomas Massie are hoping to build a new political movement or 3rd party built around opposition to US wars, AIPAC, & corporate money, w/ the initial goal of fielding a candidate for the 2028 presidential campaign. In an interview with...

⚡️ Joe Kent says he, Tucker Carlson, Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massie are hoping to build a new political movement or third party built around opposition to U.S. wars, AIPAC, and corporate money, with the initial goal of fielding a candidate for the 2028 presidential campaign.

In an interview with Cenk Uygur of The Young Turks, Kent said the group met at Carlson’s home in Maine after concluding that both major parties repeatedly deliver “another war in the Middle East” regardless of how Americans vote.

Kent said they may follow the 2028 presidential run with down-ballot races, and acknowledged ballot-access hurdles may force them to run an insurgent candidate through an existing party instead.

“We don’t want Israel dictating our foreign policy. We don’t want any more foreign wars. We don’t want to have to run a massive empire,” he said.

Kent said the group has urged Carlson to run but he has repeatedly declined. They will seek to finance the effort through grassroots donations rather than corporate PACs. “The second you start taking the corporate PAC money… you’re not truly in charge anyways.”

On JD Vance, Kent said he still personally likes him but called him “a captive of the two-party system” who will struggle to ask voters to trust him in 2028 after defending Trump’s war.

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