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Today, Explained

Elon's party in the USA

Today, Explained

Vox

Daily News, Politics, News

4.49.5K Ratings

🗓️ 14 July 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

Elon Musk says he wants to launch a new political party. Voters consistently say they want more choices. But history is littered with failed third-party candidates. This episode was produced by Avishay Artsy and Rebeca Ibarra, edited by Jolie Myers, fact checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Patrick Boyd and Matthew Billy, and hosted by Noel King. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast. Photo by ALEX WROBLEWSKI, ALLISON ROBBERT/AFP via Getty Images. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Elon Musk wants to create a new political party.

0:06.2

He's fed up with excessive government spending and waste and graft.

0:10.6

And he's mad about the Epstein files.

0:12.4

And he did a poll and people were actually really into the idea.

0:15.3

But then he stopped mentioning it.

0:16.7

And he's just been tweeting about GROC and Europe's fertility rate.

0:20.3

And did you hear he unfollowed Pam Bondi?

0:23.0

President Trump thinks we're too simple, LOL.

0:25.5

We have a tremendous success with the Republican Party.

0:30.3

The Democrats have lost their way, but it's always been a two-party system.

0:34.8

And I think starting a third party just adds to confusion. It really seems to have been

0:39.6

developed for two parties. Third parties have never worked. So he can have fun with it, but I think

0:44.9

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