Tucker Carlson turns on Trump, says he was misled

Jul 03, 2026

Tucker Carlson is publicly ripping Trump and apologizing for helping elect him, a striking sign of the MAGA coalition cracking.

  • Tucker says he vouched for Trump's sincerity and now feels Trump lied, comparing it to selling someone a cheap mortgage that jumps to a punishing rate.
  • He left the Republican Party last week and is now insulting Trump harder than almost anyone, calling him a blowhard who talks big but folds.
  • The bigger pitch: both parties are bought by donors and foreign money, so ordinary people on the left and right should team up instead of fighting each other.
  • The shared goal floated is getting money out of politics, claimed to have near-universal public support but blocked by everyone in Washington.
  • The path they push is electing one honest outsider president to spotlight corruption, pointing to how Trump remade the GOP from nothing.

Outlook: Expect more high-profile conservatives to break with Trump, deepening the split on the right heading into the next election cycle.

← Latest · Archive