Libertarians seek partnership with Elon Musk

By Andrew Howard | 07/02/2025 12:32 PM EDT

The billionaire has been floating a third party over his opposition to the megabill. The Libertarians’ national chair says that’s a bad idea.

Elon Musk looks on during a news conference.

Elon Musk looks on during a news conference with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on May 30. Allison Robbert/AFP via Getty Images

Libertarian National Committee Chair Steven Nekhaila has a pitch for billionaire Elon Musk: Join us, and don’t fight the uphill battle of launching a third party.

“Making a new third party would be a mistake,” Nekhaila told Score on Tuesday. “The Libertarian Party is the most set-up party to be the dissident subversive party.”

Musk’s money would go a long way in advancing Libertarians. The national organization operates with a yearly budget of between $1 million and $3 million, Nekhaila said. Musk alone funneled more than $250 million into the 2024 election (mostly through his America PAC) to help catapult Trump to the presidency in November.

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“Once the capital is there, the doors get blown wide open,” Nekhaila said.

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