In an escalation of Elon Musk’s fractured relationship with President Donald Trump And its republican allies, Tesla’s CEO launched the idea of creating a new political party to compete with the bipartite system.
Musk conducted a survey Via his social media platform X (formerly Twitter), asking his 220 million followers: “Is it time to create a new political party in America which really represents 80% in the middle?” Public results show that around 80% of respondents voted yes.
“The people spoke. A new political party is necessary in America to represent 80% in the middle! ” Musk said, Reacting to the results of its survey on Thursday, June 5. “And exactly 80% of people agree … it’s fate.”
Friday, Musk shared a potential name: “The America party“The nickname echoes that of its Super Political Action Committee (CAP), America PAC, which was founded in 2024 to support Trump’s efforts to return to the White House. The Super PAC would have spent About 200 million dollars To help elect Trump. Musk’s donations made him the biggest and most eminent of Trump in the 2024 elections.
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In 2016 and 2020, Musc Voted for Trump’s Democratic opponents—Hillaire Clinton and former President Joe Biden, respectively. But during the mid-term elections of 2022, Musk said that he intended to vote republican, and this developed later by becoming the nearby ally of Trump, who was cemented when the president positioned him as the head of the Ministry of Government (DOGE), a role he occupied until recently.
However, Trump and Musk have now had explosive benefits, which was played in the public arena via social media in recent days. It started with Musk’s disapproval of Trump’s “Big and Beautiful Bill”, which he called “”abomination” And said to his social media followers To “call your senator, call your Congress member … Kill the bill”.
Thursday, the back and forth between the two influential men has intensified, Musk alleging that Trump is listed in the files related to the deceased financial and sexual delinquent Jeffrey Epstein. “This is the real reason why they were not made public”, ” Musk said. He did not provide evidence regarding this and, early Saturday morning, The message has been deleted.
Musk too, in another post x since deletedApproved a message that said: “Trump should be dismissed” and that Vance “should replace it”.
Trump discussed alone social media platform, social truth, This “Elon wore thin” and that he asked Tesla CEO to leave the White House.
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In the meantime, When you talk to journalists on the Air Force One Trump said on Friday evening that he did not intend to speak with Musk.
But some legislators are convinced that the quarrel between Trump and Musk will soon degee and that the idea of the latter for a new political party will not materialize.
Friday, republican The representative Jimmy Patronis of Florida told Blake Burman as Newsnation: “Elon Musk is not going to create a new political party … Trump knows that sometimes you will (a) fall with those with whom you trust, you like, that you are friends. It happens with us at DC all the time. Mark my words, in about a month, these guys will remain again.”