Tucker Carlson is out of the Republican Party.

The longtime conservative commentator said on a recent episode of the podcast "Can't Be Censored" that he would not be supporting the GOP heading into the November midterm elections — a stunning break from a party he spent more than three decades publicly defending.

"There's no chance I would support the Republican Party," Carlson said. "I'm not going to support the Democratic Party — I don't know what I'm going to do."

He was direct about why: the U.S. war with Iran.

A Break That's Been Building

Carlson's split from the Republican Party didn't happen overnight. His disillusionment accelerated sharply after President Donald Trump launched military operations against Iran in February, a decision Carlson called "absolutely disgusting and evil."

He has repeatedly accused the party of prioritizing the interests of corporate donors and Israel over those of American citizens and voters. "They are making decisions on the basis of other criteria — what's best for this company, what's best for Israel, what's best for our donors," Carlson said. "That's not just, like, they are off in the wrong direction — that is unacceptable, that's treasonous, it's immoral, it can't continue."

"I've been a consistent defender for 35 years of the Republican Party, I mean a very consistent defender," he continued, "but there's no defending this. So no, I'm out. And if I'm out, then I think a lot of other people are out."

In April, Carlson went further, publicly apologizing for having supported Trump during the 2024 campaign. "I want to say I'm sorry for misleading people," he said on his own show alongside his brother, Buckley Carlson. "It was not intentional."

Trump Fired Back

The break has not been one-sided. Trump publicly rebuked Carlson in March after Carlson's sustained criticism of the Iran war.

"Tucker has lost his way," Trump told ABC News. "I knew that a long time ago, and he's not MAGA. MAGA is saving our country. MAGA is making our country great again. MAGA is America first, and Tucker is none of those things."

The Republican National Committee and the White House did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Carlson's latest remarks.

Not Alone in His Frustration

Carlson is not the only high-profile conservative to break with the party over foreign policy. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has faced a similar falling out with party leadership, in part over the Iran war and U.S. involvement in foreign conflicts.

"What the American people voted for with MAGA was to put the American people first," Greene said in a November interview. "Stop sending foreign aid, and stop being involved in foreign wars."

A CBS News poll released this week found a large majority of Americans want the Iran war to end and believe the costs of the conflict have not justified the outcome.

Who Is Tucker Carlson

Carlson, 56, rose to become one of the most-watched hosts in cable news history during his run at Fox News, where he anchored the network's primetime lineup until he was fired in April 2023. He subsequently built a large independent following through his own podcast, "The Tucker Carlson Show." He was a visible presence in Trump's 2024 orbit, conducting a high-profile interview with the then-candidate and appearing alongside him at the Republican National Convention.

His relationship with the GOP establishment, however, has grown increasingly strained — shaped in part by his criticism of U.S. foreign policy, his interview with white nationalist Nick Fuentes, and his skepticism of the Iran war that ultimately cost him his standing in MAGA circles.

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