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As Elon Musk Moving forward with a third party in the hope of swaying the long-standing two-party system in the United States, the world’s wealthiest is in contact with a presidential candidate who once began his own Independence Party.
Musk Donald Trump’s Fox News confirmed that the second administration was a special White House adviser to direct the recently created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), who spoke with Andrew Yang.
A source familiar with the conversation said the two discussed Musk’s push to “the American Party” that aims to send some candidates in next year’s midterm elections.
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Fox News confirmed that former Democratic presidential candidate and former New York City mayoral contender Andrew Yang talked to Elon Musk about billionaires’ efforts to form a third party. ((Photo of Brandon Bell/Getty Pictures))
“I’m excited for anyone who wants to move on from duopoly,” explain In a statement to Fox News. “And I’m happy to help someone feel about the way they look.” The message of the conversation was first reported by Politico.
Young attracted national attention during the 2020 election cycle as entrepreneurs went from extreme long photos to contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination.
But Young was sore on the bipartisan system after his 2021 defeat by New York City mayor. He then formed the Independent Forward Party, which was recognized in several states and aimed to eventually get a voting from coast to coast.
Yang and Musk are far from strangers. Musk failed to bid for the president who supported Young in 2019.
Musk becomes the highest donor 2024 Election Cycleproviding nearly $300 million to Trump’s bid through the US PAC, a super PAC that is consistent with Trump’s majority Musk-funded.
Presidents Donald Trump and Presidents Elon Musk held a press conference on May 30, 2025 at the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. (Reuters/Nathan Howard)
Trump named Musk as the Pointing Road shortly after November election, and the president repeatedly praised Musk in amid headlines and controversial situations Term of office in cost-cutting work.
But a few days after Musk left the White House in late May, a dispute between Musk and Trump broke out, which Musk called the administration’s huge landmark spending bill – Trump called his “big and beautiful bill”, which was “disgustingly abominable”, which he said would put the country in unsustainable debt.
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Musk also argued that without all support, Trump would not win last year’s presidential election.
Musk announces The day after Trump signed the National Policy Plan, he released the “American Party” on Saturday’s social media platform X. The measure narrowly passed the Senate and House last week, partying votes in close quarters in Republican-controlled conference rooms.
Trump mocked Musk’s move on Sunday.
“I think it’s ridiculous to build a third party,” Trump told reporters. “This has always been a two-party system, and I think it’s just confusing to start with third parties.
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The president added: “The third party has never worked. So he can have fun, but I think it’s ridiculous.”
It is very difficult to start independent or third-party and get voting access in states across the country.
