Musk's proposal for a third party comes after disagreements with President Trump over a tax and spending bill that was passed. Does the world's richest man have a chance of succeeding where others have failed?

"I think it'll help us," Trump said about Elon Musk's "America Party." He added that "third parties have always been good for me."

Elon Musk announced the launch of a new, third political party, which aims to unseat Republican lawmakers who backed President Trump's recently-passed tax and spending bill.