Overview
- A photo taken at Carlson’s Maine cabin and posted by Marjorie Taylor Greene on Saturday showed Carlson with Greene, Rep. Thomas Massie and Joe Kent and was billed as the start of a new "America First" movement.
- Carlson used a promoted livestream to unveil a 10-point manifesto that criticizes foreign wars, elite impunity and foreign lobbying and offers policy ideas on immigration, industry, schools and classified records.
- Kent, Massie and Greene say they have urged Carlson to run for president in 2028 and are discussing building a broad, cross-ideological coalition and pursuing state-by-state ballot access.
- The White House dismissed the gathering as an "embarrassing collection of mostly whiny turncoats," and commentators warned a viable third-party bid would face steep hurdles on ballots, debate access and fundraising that could act as a Republican spoiler.
- Third-party efforts historically stall because of complex state ballot rules and scale limits, so the movement’s next tests will be whether it can organize quickly, meet ballot deadlines and persuade Carlson to convert the manifesto into an actual campaign.