Elon Musk’s push to launch a new political party as his relationship with President Donald Trump exploded could be a threat to the president and his agenda. New polling found that while most Americans have little appetite for a third political party funded by the world’s wealthiest person,

It was Musk himself who wrenched the Epstein affair back into public consciousness during his first open spat with Trump in June. In a now-deleted X post, Musk wrote, “@realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public.” Trump has not been officially accused of any wrongdoing connected to Epstein.

Ross Perot — a billionaire frustrated with America’s ballooning budget deficits and fed up with its two-party system — ran for president as an independent. He won 19% of the vote against the Republican incumbent (George H.