{"id":2456314,"date":"2025-07-07T12:23:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-07T16:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-offers-devastating-assessment-of-musks-ridiculous-proposed-new-party-and-what-itll-do\/"},"modified":"2025-07-07T12:24:05","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T16:24:05","slug":"trump-offers-devastating-assessment-of-musks-ridiculous-proposed-new-party-and-what-itll-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-offers-devastating-assessment-of-musks-ridiculous-proposed-new-party-and-what-itll-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Offers Devastating Assessment of Musk&#8217;s &#8216;Ridiculous&#8217; Proposed New Party and What It&#8217;ll Do"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-offers-devastating-assessment-of-musks-ridiculous-proposed-new-party-and-what-itll-do%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2456314&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Elon Musk is considering launching a new political party called the &#8220;America Party,&#8221; primarily as a response to dissatisfaction with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actress-sarah-paulson-talks-finding-the-humanity-in-clinton-whistleblower-linda-tripp\/\" title=\"Actress Sarah Paulson Talks \u2018Finding The Humanity\u2019 In Clinton Whistleblower Linda Tripp\">current political landscape<\/a>, particularly regarding the Big Beautiful Bill. This bill, which he views as overly costly, has led him to break away from former President Donald Trump. Musk&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >proclamation stirred mixed reactions<\/a>, with Trump labeling the idea of a third party as &#8220;ridiculous&#8221; and suggesting it may create confusion in the existing two-party system. Trump pointed out that historically, third parties have struggled to achieve meaningful success in American politics and frequently enough end up benefiting the opposition.While Musk appears to be pursuing this political move to advocate for change, the broader implications question whether such a party would effectively challenge the current dynamics or further complicate them.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>For better or worse, Elon Musk isn&rsquo;t a guy who likes to hew to common wisdom.<\/p>\n<p>As much as I don&rsquo;t necessarily think that fealty to the Republican Party is always the best option for conservatives, I&rsquo;d have to put Musk&rsquo;s third-party gambit in the &ldquo;worse&rdquo; category. Thanks to the Big Beautiful Bill being more spendy than Elon would like, he seems to have permanently broken from Trump &mdash; and, while one does get his logic that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elon-musk-unleashes-big-beautiful-bill-just-cant-stand-anymore\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bill may be big or beautiful but not both<\/a>, an omnibus that accomplishes many of President Donald Trump&rsquo;s aims through the reconciliation process is necessarily going to be messy, and opposing with no reasonable alternative seems to be an odd hill to die on.<\/p>\n<p>Musk seems prepared to die on it, still rattling sabers about starting the so-called &ldquo;America Party&rdquo; any day now:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">By a factor of 2 to 1, you want a new political party and you shall have it!<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to bankrupting our country with waste &amp; graft, we live in a one-party system, not a democracy.<\/p>\n<p>Today, the America Party is formed to give you back your freedom. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9K8AD04QQN\">https:\/\/t.co\/9K8AD04QQN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1941584569523732930?\">July 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\")); 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>This may indeed be just a feint, as Elon threatened to report a fake party filing to the Federal Election Commission:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This filing is false and has been reported as such to the FEC<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1942009499109536185?\">July 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Whatever the case, President Trump has thoughts &mdash; and pretty good ones, I&rsquo;d say &mdash; on this development, such as it is.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to reporters in New Jersey on Sunday, one day after Musk&rsquo;s post announcing the intention to start a party and two days after the Big Beautiful Bill was signed in Washington, Trump called the idea &ldquo;ridiculous.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">President Trump reacts to Elon Musk&rsquo;s third party:<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s ridiculous to start a third party&hellip; Starting a third party just adds to confusion&hellip; He can have fun with it but I think it&rsquo;s ridiculous.&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OUbuDeVpp6\">pic.twitter.com\/OUbuDeVpp6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The American Conservative (@amconmag) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/amconmag\/status\/1941973915955343539?\">July 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s ridiculous to start a third party. We have a tremendous success with the Republican Party,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;The Democrats have lost their way, but it&rsquo;s always been a two-party system.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And I think starting a third party just adds to confusion,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;It really seems to have been developed for two parties. Third parties have never worked. So he can have fun with it but I think it&rsquo;s ridiculous.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s worth noting that Trump should know this better than most, having floated an idea to run under Ross Perot&rsquo;s Reform Party for the presidency in 2000. He declined, the party splintered over the controversy that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pat-buchanans-1992-culture-war-speech-hits-even-harder-today-greatest-man-never-became-president\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pat Buchanan&rsquo;s<\/a> nomination caused, and Ralph Nader&rsquo;s Green Party candidacy ended up being more impactful that year.<\/p>\n<p>This is kind of the way of third parties, though &mdash; as Trump noted in a later  post, which was less restrained than his remarks to reporters.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I am saddened to watch Elon Musk go completely &lsquo;off the rails,&rsquo; essentially becoming a TRAIN WRECK over the past five weeks. He even wants to start a Third Political Party, despite the fact that they have never succeeded in the United States &ndash; The System seems not designed for them,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The one thing Third Parties are good for is the creation of Complete and Total DISRUPTION &amp; CHAOS, and we have enough of that with the Radical Left Democrats, who have lost their confidence and their minds!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Donald J. Trump  07.06.25 06:20 PM EST<\/p>\n<p>I am saddened to watch Elon Musk go completely &ldquo;off the rails,&rdquo; essentially becoming a TRAIN WRECK over the past five weeks. He even wants to start a Third Political Party, despite the fact that they have never succeeded in the&hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Commentary Donald J. Trump Posts From  (@TrumpDailyPosts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TrumpDailyPosts\/status\/1942008790754447402?\">July 6, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>We don&rsquo;t need to go through an electoral history of third parties to know that they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-poll-gives-kamala-harris-a-painful-reality-check-as-her-campaign-gets-underway\/\" title=\"New Poll Gives Kamala Harris a Painful Reality Check as Her Campaign Gets Underway\">generally don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t accomplish much &mdash; less than independents, anyway, even in presidential elections. Perot&rsquo;s best showing was before he founded the Reform Party, George Wallace&rsquo;s segregation-tastic third-party challenges in the 1960s and 1970s that did little but deprive his Democrats of a few Southern electoral votes. GOP Rep. John Anderson&rsquo;s 1980 third-party run as a RINO for people uncomfortable with Ronald Reagan &mdash; although initially promising &mdash; ended with just under 7 percent of the vote once conservatives became acclimated with the Gipper.<\/p>\n<p>As for a successful and active third party not based around a single personality, you really have to go back to the Populist Party of the late-19th century. The Green and Libertarian Party candidates of today, meanwhile, do little except accumulate blame from whatever major party loses a close race. Whether or not that blame is currently well-placed, what&rsquo;s clear is that Musk&rsquo;s America Party, if it does indeed get off the ground, will likely win few seats but help elect Democrats.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">In 2024, several California seats were decided by fewer than 1,000 votes:<\/p>\n<p>CA13<br \/> &#128997; Duarte: 105,367<br \/> &#128998; Gray: 105,554 (+187)<\/p>\n<p>CA45<br \/> &#128997; Steel: 157,611<br \/> &#128998; Tran: 158,264 (+653)<\/p>\n<p>By spending a few million to get voter ID on the ballot in 2026, you can help achieve a stronger majority.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottPresler\/status\/1942023752943899067?\">July 7, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But don&rsquo;t just ask me. Ask Grok, X&rsquo;s AI client, which Trump organizer Scott Presler did:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I asked Grok if creating a third party would elect democrats<\/p>\n<p>&amp; it agreed.<\/p>\n<p>CC: America Party <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3Xm4Qg6BQK\">pic.twitter.com\/3Xm4Qg6BQK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; ThePersistence (@ScottPresler) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScottPresler\/status\/1941623241761579420?\">July 5, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This is the paradox that Musk faces. OK, say you believe that a bill can be big or beautiful but not both, as Musk proclaims to, and that change can be forced through the reconciliation process, as assumedly Musk believes it can be. All this party would do, until it elects a significant number of people to office, will hand the reins to the Democrats &mdash; who think the Big Beautiful Bill isn&rsquo;t beautiful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/big-beautiful-bill-getting-much-worse-senate-thanks-challenges-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">because it&nbsp;<em>isn&rsquo;t big enough<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Is this what Musk wants to sign up for? If not, then Trump is right: Time to cut it out with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elon-musk-better-patriot-99-dems-still-dead-wrong-one-key-issue\/\">the &ldquo;ridiculous&rdquo; third-party pseudo-solutions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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While I don&#8217;t always believe that loyalty to the Republican Party is the best choice for conservatives, I would categorize Musk&#8217;s attempt at forming a third party as misguided. Due to his dissatisfaction with the costly Big Beautiful Bill, he appears to have distanced himself from Trump. Although I understand his perspective that a bill can be large or appealing but not both, opposing an omnibus that aligns with many of Trump&#8217;s goals without offering a viable alternative seems like an odd stance to take. Musk seems determined in this regard, even hinting at launching the &#8220;America Party&#8221; soon: &#8220;By a factor of 2 to 1, you want a new political party and you shall have it! We live in a one-party system when it comes to waste and corruption; today, the America Party is formed to restore your freedom.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>However, this may just be posturing since Musk also claimed he reported a fake party filing to the Federal Election Commission. Regardless of his intentions, President Trump has shared his thoughts on this situation. Speaking in New Jersey shortly after Musk&#8217;s announcement and following the signing of the Big Beautiful Bill, Trump dismissed the idea as &#8220;ridiculous,&#8221; stating that starting another party only adds confusion and emphasizing that success has been found within the Republican Party.<\/p>\n<p>Trump noted that historically third parties have struggled in America and suggested they often lead only to chaos rather than meaningful change. He expressed disappointment over Musk&#8217;s recent behavior and warned against creating further disruption within an already tumultuous political landscape.<\/p>\n<p>The history of third parties shows they typically fail to achieve significant impact-often siphoning votes from major parties rather than establishing themselves as viable alternatives. If Musk&#8217;s America Party does materialize, it may inadvertently aid Democrats by splitting votes in close races.<\/p>\n<p>In summary, while change can be necessary within politics-especially regarding bills like those proposed by Trump-Musk&#8217;s approach might ultimately empower opposing forces rather than foster constructive solutions<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2456315,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/don-13.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[20014,4250,58550,5894,3634],"class_list":["post-2456314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-assessment","tag-musk","tag-new-party","tag-politics","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/don-13.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456314","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2456314"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456314\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2456318,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456314\/revisions\/2456318"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2456315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2456314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2456314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2456314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}