Can billionaire Elon Musk build a third party that lasts? We look at the odds, the obstacles, and the history stacked against him.

President Trump on Thursday denied wanting to harm tech billionaire Elon Musk’s businesses, amid questions over whether he supports federal agencies working with the Tesla CEO’s companies.

The White House said that DOGE’s mission is moving forward because of Trump. “Many Presidents have promised, but none other than President Trump has delivered to actually make government more efficient and root out waste, fraud, and abuse in Washington, and that mission is moving full steam ahead,” said White House spokesman Harrison Fields.

There’s more to launching a third party than posting about it on social media. But Musk can still "disrupt" America’s partisan status quo.

Elon Musk, the former DOGE leader, faced a turbulent year amid a public feud with Trump, an expanding family of more kids and attacks on Tesla dealerships — now he's marking his birthday on Saturday w