Elon Musk Launches 'America Party' After Rift with Trump

Elon Musk has started a new political movement in America, the "America Party," a radical departure from his former backer, President Donald Trump. The action followed one day after Trump signed a sweeping tax and spending bill into law, a bill Musk has assailed vociferously as fiscally irresponsible.

Musk, a former head of the Department of Government Efficiency under the Trump presidency, broke the news of the formation of the America Party on his social media site, X. "By a factor of 2 to 1, you want a new political party and you shall have it!" he tweeted, referencing a poll that he conducted on Independence Day.

He accused both parties of enabling corruption and wasteful spending, calling the current system a "one-party state masquerading as a democracy."

The America Party aims to overthrow the entrenched two-party lockout in a bid for a few key congressional races in the 2026 midterms. Musk likened the strategy to the Battle of Leuctra, where Theban forces defeated the Spartans with fierce vigor at one point.

While the party has used some combative rhetoric, it has not submitted official documents to the Federal Election Commission. Musk, as ineligible to stand as a candidate for president due to his birth in South Africa, has not made a candidate or leader announcement.

The acrimonious and public battle with Trump ensued. Musk excoriated the president's "Big, Beautiful Bill" for doubling the national debt and sidestepping green energy. Trump struck back by labeling Musk hypocritical, citing billions in federal subsidies his businesses have garnered.

Whether the America Party is a fixture of politics or an ephemeral protest, only time will tell, but it has already shaken the foundations of U.S. political discourse.