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The "Patriot Party" third party floated and dropped within days
Never delivered“[paraphrase] Trump told advisers he wanted to start a new party — the Patriot Party — to punish Republicans who blamed him for January 6.”
- Promised
- , Reported conversations with advisers in his final days in office; first reported by The Wall Street Journal
- Overdue by
- 5 years, 7 months as of September 22, 2026
- Topic
- Elections
- Era
- Between terms
What happened
The idea lasted less than a week. On January 25, 2021 Trump's own campaign committee formally disavowed groups using the Patriot Party name, and adviser Jason Miller told CNN Trump was not considering a third party. Supporters filed their own FEC paperwork and built Telegram groups around a party that never existed. Trump stayed inside the Republican Party and took it over instead.