Tucker Carlson has declared that he will no longer support the Republican Party, turning a long-running dispute with President Donald Trump and the party leadership into an explicit political break ahead of the November midterm elections.
Speaking in an interview recorded on June 18 for the podcast “Can't Be Censored,” Carlson said there was no possibility that he would back the party. He presented the decision as a question of national loyalty, arguing that Republican leaders had placed the interests of a foreign ally above those of American citizens.
Carlson linked his withdrawal of support to the war with Iran and to the influence of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Washington's decisions. He accused the Republican administration of abandoning the principles it had promised voters and described that course as incompatible with his understanding of an “America First” foreign policy.
The announcement marks the culmination of a widening separation between Carlson and Trump. Carlson supported Trump's return to the White House in the 2024 election, but their relationship deteriorated as the commentator became increasingly critical of the administration's foreign policy and its military involvement in the Middle East.
The break carries political weight because Carlson remains an influential figure among conservative audiences. After decades of publicly supporting Republican candidates and becoming one of the best-known personalities on Fox News, he built an independent platform centred on interviews, commentary and his own podcast.
His decision also exposes a broader conflict within the movement that helped return Trump to power. One faction continues to favour a restrained, non-interventionist approach focused on domestic priorities, while another defends an assertive international role for the United States and close strategic alignment with Israel.
Carlson did not indicate that he would support the Democratic Party. His declaration instead removes a prominent media voice from the Republican coalition at a sensitive moment in the electoral calendar and highlights the weakening unity of the political alliance that surrounded Trump during the 2024 campaign.
