President Donald Trump launched a sharp attack against conservative commentator Tucker Carlson, former U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Rep. Thomas Massie on Aug. 21, labeling the trio "LOSERS ALL!" on Truth Social and accusing them of attempting to form a political movement.
Trump specifically targeted Carlson, a former Fox News host and current podcaster, stating he "should be required to take a cognitive test" and claiming the commentator "wants to run for political office" but has "no chance" and "could probably take a couple of points away from whatever the Republican ticket happens to be."
In the same post, Trump called Greene a "Traitor" and a "highly neurotic young woman" who "went from Ultra Conservative to a Liberal 'Fool'." He deliberately misspelled her last name as "Brown," quipping "Green turns to Brown under stress!" He labeled Massie a "Lightweight 'Former' Congressman," a "failed politician, and a real JERK."
Trump dismissed the entire group as "THREE LOSERS, and a pocketful of change," suggesting their "only chance" was to "join the Radical Left Dumocrats, and try breaking into the Primary System!"
The attack came weeks after Greene posted a photo on X in early August showing herself alongside Carlson, Massie, and Joe Kent, former Director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center. Greene declared their "movement has begun" and called them "leading MAGA rebels" within the Republican Party.
Greene, who resigned from office in November 2025 following a feud with Trump, has since become a fierce critic. On Aug. 1, she accused Trump of betrayal: "We said no more foreign wars and we meant it and supported Donald Trump because he made that promise. But he's betrayed us all." She emphasized the group's "America First" commitment for "all Americans, right, left, and center."
Massie lost his reelection primary this year after public disputes with Trump. Kent resigned from his position as Director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center in March over his opposition to military action in Iran.
Carlson told the Columbia Journalism Review in July that he was considering forming a third party after his break with Trump, though he said he does not want to be a candidate himself. Kent told USA TODAY on Aug. 19 that an anti-war political coalition could become a significant force in future elections, adding the coalition remains in its early stages and they "still just have to flesh out what this coalition is all about."
