'Goodbye to the America LAST Republican Party'

Marjorie Taylor Greene [Getty Images]
Marjorie Taylor Greene [Getty Images]

Marjorie Taylor Greene, a former US representative from Georgia, announced her break with the Republican Party. Greene was once considered one of President Donald Trump's most ardent supporters before the two fell out.

In a post on X, formerly Twitter, on Sunday afternoon local time, Greene said Tucker Carlson is not the only one who feels he can no longer support the Republican Party. "There are many of us who can no longer tolerate or support a party that betrays the voters who cast ballots for it and betrays the country," she wrote.

She added, however, that this does not mean she and others are becoming Democrats. "But we are saying goodbye to the America LAST Republican Party," she said.

The phrase "America LAST" — which Greene used to close her post — is her way of arguing that Trump and the Republican Party are moving in direct opposition to their own "America First" slogan, criticizing what she sees as reckless foreign entanglements.

Greene had been at odds with Trump over policy disagreements and stepped down from her seat in early January, before her term expired.

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Greene's announcement came after Tucker Carlson, a conservative commentator and former Trump ally, declared he was leaving the Republican Party.

According to the online outlet Axios, Carlson said on his podcast recently that the Republican Party no longer reflects his views and that he was leaving it.

Carlson, who described himself as a passionate Republican for the past 35 years, was unequivocal. "If I leave, a lot of people will leave," he said. "I will not support the Republican Party. There is zero chance I support the Republican Party."

He cited as his reason for leaving that the party had "betrayed" its voters by prioritizing Israel's security over America's — a grievance that closely mirrors Greene's own.

"That party puts foreign interests ahead of the interests of its own people. How can you support a party that is not loyal to America?" he said. "I can't vote for those people, and I won't."

Carlson said he would not support the Democrats either, adding that he does not yet know which side, if any, he would vote for.

A former Fox News anchor known for his staunchly conservative and at times antisemitic views, Carlson has long been regarded as a key influencer within the MAGA — Make America Great Again — movement.


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