Tucker Carlson turns on Trump, says he was misled
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.