Trump Rages at Tucker Carlson Over Vance's Carlson Funder Meeting
President Trump posted a late-night attack on Tucker Carlson, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Thomas Massie on August 21, calling all three 'LOSERS' after learning they had met together.
- Trump called Carlson 'totally irrelevant' and a 'very Low I.Q. individual' on Truth Social.
- Trump alleged Carlson wants to run for office and said he should take a cognitive test.
- Carlson told the Columbia Journalism Review in July he does not intend to be a candidate.
- Massie lost his reelection primary this year following repeated public clashes with Trump.
Why it matters: The exchange reflects a formal rupture between Trump and a faction of former supporters who argue he broke his core campaign promises on foreign policy and transparency.
- Carlson announced in June he was leaving the Republican Party, citing the U.S. entry into the war with Iran.
- Earlier in August, Carlson hosted Greene, Massie, and Joe Kent — Trump's former counterterrorism chief who resigned over the Iran war — to begin building an anti-war political coalition.
How 10 sources split on this story
Where they split: The core dispute is who abandoned whom: Trump says the three abandoned MAGA; Greene, Massie, and Carlson say Trump abandoned the movement's founding promises.
Center coverage, 4 sources: The center presents the clash as a factual political conflict, noting the contradiction between Trump's claim Carlson wants to run and Carlson's own stated position, and providing background on the emerging coalition.
USA Today7hTrump slams anti-MAGA Tucker Carlson, MTG and Thomas Massie: 'THREE LOSERS'
Forbes5hMarjorie Taylor Greene Labels Trump ‘Trojan Horse’ After President Attacks Ex-MAGA Allies
Newsweek13hDonald Trump roasts Tucker Carlson's breakaway MAGA party
The Hill5hTrump bashes Greene, Massie after meeting with Tucker CarlsonLeft coverage, 2 sources: The left frames Greene's repudiation of Trump as the most newsworthy element, highlighting her 'I wish I had never supported him' statement and her claim that Trump is a 'Trojan horse' who betrayed his own voters.
Right coverage, 4 sources: The right largely sides with Trump, framing Carlson, Greene, and Massie as figures who burned their credibility by departing from MAGA, while treating Trump's post as an overdue reckoning.
PJ Media11hTrump Destroys Tucker, MTG and Massie in One Epic Post
Townhall15hTrump Obliterated Tucker, MTG, and Thomas Massie Last Night. Here's the Post.
Daily Mail5hTrump finally TURNS on 'low IQ' Tucker Carlson in blistering takedown after former ally met with ex-MAGA congress members to plot serious threat to the President's legacy
BizPac Review10h‘Three Losers and a pocketful of change’: Trump goes scorched earth on Tucker, Massie, MTGWhat’s next: Greene responded Saturday calling Trump a 'neocon puppet' and saying she wishes she had never supported him.
- Massie wrote on X that Trump posted the attack to distract from debt, beef policy, and Iran.
- Kent said the anti-war coalition is still early-stage and the group needs to 'flesh out what this coalition is all about.'
- Whether Carlson will ultimately enter the 2028 presidential race despite saying he does not intend to run.
- Whether the Carlson-Greene-Massie coalition can attract enough support to affect Republican primary or general election results.
- Which meeting Trump was specifically referencing — the early August photo Greene posted or a separate gathering — remains unclear.