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Trump news at a glance: Elon Musk announces new political party targeting sway in Congress

FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk speaks during a press conference with US President Donald Trump (not pictured), at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., 3o May, 2025.
Elon Musk during a press conference at the White House in May, before departing from his advisory role and falling out with Donald Trump. Photograph: Nathan Howard/Reuters

The fallout between the US president, Donald Trump, and tech billionaire Elon Musk has reached a new low, with Musk declaring this weekend that he will bankroll a new political party to rival the president.

Musk, the world’s richest man, only departed from the White House this May but has been critical of Trump’s signature policy bill, which he has described as “utterly insane and destructive”.

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