>>509693552 (OP)A third party championed by Elon would be a Godsend to Elon's techbros and the Democrats. It would syphon exclusively young Republican votes -not enough to win anything of importance- but enough to give Democrats the upper hand.
Elon's friends are Dems. Elon represents a portion of Liberals that don't agree with all the insanity pushed by the American left lately and have been pushed to the political center (but are Liberals at heart).
Trump is a smart man, he's seen it, and he is pissed. This third party move is a direct blow to Trump's power base -not because it will achieve anything politically- but because it will actually save the left.