Nia-Malika Henderson, Columnist

Sorry, Elon. There’s Already a Third Party, and It’s Called MAGA

Musk wants to start a new political party. President Trump realized it was easier to take over an existing party and mold it to his image.

July 13, 2025 at 12:00 PM UTC

By Nia-Malika Henderson

Nia-Malika Henderson is a politics and policy columnist for Bloomberg Opinion. A former senior political reporter for CNN and the Washington Post, she has covered politics and campaigns for almost two decades.

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Elon Musk just can’t seem to make up his mind.

Either he has “done enough” when it comes to political spending and will focus on his businesses or he will spend more money to start a new political party to take on the “uniparty.”