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‘You May Be Dividing The Forces’: CNN Republican Questions Wisdom Of Musk Third Party

"To the extent that this effort would divide conservatives and Republicans against each other, that wouldn't be helpful."

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‘You May Be Dividing The Forces’: CNN Republican Questions Wisdom Of Musk Third Party
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CNN Republican commentator Scott Jennings responded to billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk’s call for a new, independent political party — and he argued that Musk’s efforts were likely to do more harm than good.

Jennings made the point during a panel discussion on CNN’s “State of the Union,” arguing that the kind of party Musk was proposing was likely to divide conservatives and Republicans, leaving the door open for Democrats to win — a possible outcome to which he was opposed.

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“It’s harder than it looks to start a political party,” Jennings began. “And, you know, we’ll see where they go with it. My humble advice to Elon, who I admire very much, actually, is that you may be dividing the forces of people who want to save Western civilization to the benefit of the people who don’t.”

“And so to the extent that this effort would divide conservatives and Republicans against each other, that wouldn’t be helpful,” he continued. “Because it would leave the country to people who want unfettered immigration, who don’t share your fiscal views, and so on and so forth — so we’ll see where it goes.”

Jennings concluded by touting the broad coalition that propelled President Donald Trump to victory in 2024, saying that he’d prefer to see those people stick together in the days ahead.

“I sort of hope everybody puts the band back together the way they had it in 2024 because when everybody was working together, things worked quite well,” Jennings concluded.

“I’m just curious, if they’re on the side of western civilization, what’s the other side of civilization that people want?” another panelist asked.

“Not western civilization,” Jennings replied. “Terrible. Not American values, not western civilization.”

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