Former Georgia Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene isn't holding back on the two-party system. In a post on X late Wednesday, she argued that the setup is rigged to keep the 99% fighting each other while the elites run away with the spoils.
"The two-party political system in America is designed and functions to divide 99% of Americans so you see each other as the enemy and refuse to work together to overthrow the real enemy, which are the elites," Greene wrote. She added that the system has "enslaved" Americans in a $40 trillion national debt and predicted Social Security and Medicare will go bankrupt by 2032. The dollar, she said, is being "ruined" in the process.
Greene's broadside comes as Tucker Carlson—once a staunch supporter of President Donald Trump—is making moves of his own. Carlson told the Columbia Journalism Review on Wednesday that he will do everything he can to create a "new political party," arguing the U.S. has become a "one-party state." Last month, Carlson announced he had left the Republican Party after 35 years, citing disagreements with Trump's Iran war decision and U.S.-Israel policy.
The idea of a third party isn't new. During last year's feud between Elon Musk and Trump, Musk teased plans for an "America Party." He eventually shelved the idea to avoid alienating Republicans, and the two have since mended ties—Musk is still donating to the GOP ahead of the midterms.
Even Trump once flirted with leaving the GOP. In a 1999 CNN interview with Larry King, then-businessman Trump said he was considering the Reform Party because "nobody is really hitting it right. The Democrats are too far left… The Republicans are too far right. And I don't think anybody's hitting the cord, not the cord that I want to hear, and not the cord that other people want to hear."
But election experts warn that forming a third party in the U.S. is a legal minefield. The process involves navigating a patchwork of state laws, stringent ballot access regulations, and potential legal disputes. The rules for getting on the ballot vary from state to state—some are challenging, others nearly impossible.
So while the frustration with the two-party system is real, the path to a viable alternative remains steep. Greene and Carlson may be tapping into a sentiment, but turning that into a new party is a whole different game.














