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Liberal Fund-Raising Drive Seeks $250 Million to Aid Pushback Against Trump

Donors hope to raise huge sums of money to help those fighting what they see as a drift toward authoritarianism, but without attracting unwanted White House attention.

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If realized, the initiative would be among the most financially ambitious efforts to oppose President Trump’s attacks on institutions.

Could Musk Really Create a Viable Third Party?

Building a new political party to rival the Democrats and Republicans is enormously difficult and expensive. Small wonder it hasn’t been done.

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Elon Musk has said the America Party would be a new entity and would have the goal of disrupting the two major parties’ hold on the federal government, but he has been opaque on his plans.

Elon Musk Says He Will Start the ‘America Party’ After Feuds With Trump

The tech billionaire, who has publicly feuded with President Trump, wrote on social media that he would be creating “the America Party,” though he hadn’t yet filed paperwork.

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For weeks, Elon Musk has teased that he would start a new political party if President Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill passed.
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