Trump Amplifies Attack on Tucker Carlson After Ex-Fox Host Quits GOP

Trump shares a New York Post editorial and Wayne Allyn Root's commentary branding Tucker Carlson's break with the Republican Party a career suicide.

First Published: July 27, 2026, 8:18 AM ET

WASHINGTON D.C. — Donald J. Trump amplified a broadside against Tucker Carlson, the former Fox News host turned podcaster who broke with the Republican Party, sharing commentary that called the commentator’s downfall career suicide.

The repost carried a New York Post opinion piece headlined “Republicans should cheer the exit of sad Tucker Carlson” alongside remarks from radio personality Wayne Allyn Root. Carlson announced his departure from the party around June 22, 2026, citing disillusionment with its direction according to washingtontimes.com.

Here is the full post on truthsocial: “https://nypost.com/2026/06/26/opinion/republicans-should-cheer-the-exit-of-sad-tucker-carlson/ Sir Wayne Allyn Root – TV & Radio Host This man caught a case of “Jew Derangement Syndrome.” It led him down a dark destructive path. A conservative patriot hero who destroyed his life and committed career suicide. Never seen this before. Tragic. Republicans should cheer the exit of sad Tucker Carlson From nypost.com” on July 27, 2026 at 12:04 PM ET.

This is the latest message released by Trump today. On average, Trump produces about 32 posts per day since his inauguration on January 20, 2025.

The move fits a broader pattern in Trump’s recent messaging, with 19 of his 435 posts over the last 30 days focused on reposts and external links.

The shared editorial called Carlson a “crank conspiracist” and described his agenda as pro-Vladimir Putin and anti-Israel, by mentioning the source (see nypost). Carlson had called Trump’s decision to strike Iran a betrayal of his voters, the piece said. The editorial also cited Carlson’s 2024 interview with Putin in Moscow and his claim that the CIA read his texts with Iran.

Root, the radio host quoted in the screenshot, wrote that Carlson “destroyed his life and committed career suicide.” His language, including the phrase “Jew Derangement Syndrome,” targeted Carlson’s criticism of Israel. The screenshot showed Root’s post drawing 1,847 views at the time of capture.

President Donald J. Trump shared a screenshot of a social media post by Wayne Allyn Root at WASHINGTON D.C.

Stakes run high for the conservative media ecosystem that Carlson helped shape. His break signals a widening rift between Trump loyalists and a faction skeptical of foreign intervention. Party operatives who court Carlson’s audience risk alienating either camp, while Trump allies gain by framing the split as a purge of dissent.

Carlson’s standing has shifted before. Fox News parted ways with the host in April 2023, days after the network settled a defamation suit with Dominion Voting Systems for $787.5 million according to apnews.com. He rebuilt an audience on X and later his own platform, reaching tens of millions of viewers.

For the average reader, the feud illustrates how a single podcaster’s exit can reorder the conservative information diet that shapes political debate. Carlson’s shows have driven talking points on immigration, Ukraine and Israel that ripple through cable, radio and social feeds.

This is not the first time Trump has turned on a former ally in the media. He praised Carlson during the 2024 campaign, then watched the relationship cool over foreign policy according to axios.com.

No party official or Carlson representative has scheduled a formal response, and a date for any further public statement has not been announced.

Conservative media has fractured over leading personalities before, as happened when Glenn Beck left Fox News in 2011 after his ratings and advertiser base eroded according to apnews.com. Beck built The Blaze into a subscription network but never regained the mainstream reach he held at his peak. His trajectory showed that a marquee host can command a devoted niche yet lose the broad platform that made him a household name.