Multi-billionaire Elon Musk announced the formation of his own political party, the America Party, on Saturday following a question he posted on X on the 4th of July.
“Independence Day is the perfect time to ask if you want independence from the two-party (some would say uniparty) system! Should we create the America Party?” he inquired online.
A total 1,248,856 people responded to the question with results showing that 65.4 percent are in favor and 34.6 percent against such a development. The following day, Musk then posted on the platform:
“By a factor of 2 to 1, you want a new political party and you shall have it!
When it comes to bankrupting our country with waste & graft, we live in a one-party system, not a democracy.
Today, the America Party is formed to give you back your freedom.”
The former collaborator of Donald Trump‘s administration, who had acted as the director of DOGE, had a heated falling out with the US President after they openly disagreed. Shortly afterwards, he hinted at forming his own party.
On Saturday, he announced the America Party, stating that Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (the budget bill) would lead the US to bankruptcy. He further accused both Republicans and Democrats of operating as a single party mechanism against the interests of US citizens.
Musk quotes ancient Greek general
Musk announced that his party will run in the 2026 mid-terms. The Tesla CEO further revealed that the strategy he will use to break the uni-party system mechanism will be the same as that used by the ancient Greek general from Thebes, Epaminondas, against the Spartan army in the Battle of Leuctra in 371 BC.
“The way we’re going to crack the uniparty system is by using a variant of how Epaminondas shattered the myth of Spartan invincibility at Leuctra: Extremely concentrated force at a precise location on the battlefield,” Musk noted on X. The Tesla CEO framed the Republican-Democrat uni-party as Sparta, a dominant but flawed system, and his party as Thebes, a smaller force aiming to disrupt the political establishment.
Asked about what the main reason that made him drastically change his stance towards President Trump was, Musk replied: “The increase in the deficit from an already insane amount of 2 trillion dollars under (the) Biden administration to 2.5 trillion dollars. This will bankrupt the country.”
An X user asked Musk when he plans to contest elections. “Next year,” the tech billionaire responded. This would be during the 2026 midterm cycle, targeting November 2026 for the House and Senate races. “We’ll start small, contesting key seats in 2026 to flip the balance, not 2028,” he said.
It should be noted that the South African-born businessman is ineligible to run for president of the United States, as candidates must be born in the USA.