Washington. The world’s richest entrepreneurs and Tesla-Spacex CEO Alon Musk have indicated a new earthquake in American Politics. Musk has said to form a new political party by reacting sharply against the ambitious “One Big Beautiful Bill” of President Donald Trump. He has indicated to name his party as “America Party”. The statement came when Musk called this bill of President Trump “insanity spending” and “debt slavery”.
Growing up between Musk and Trump
There is now a sharp noise between Musk and Trump, who was once close to President Trump. Musk recently criticized Trump’s bill, describing it as “financially suicidal” and “promoting old industries”. On the other hand, Trump retaliated at the Musk, saying that the electric vehicle subsidy received by Musk could be eliminated, and their companies could be closed without government help. Trump wrote on his social media platform Truth Social Social, “Alan had long known that I was against the electric vehicle mandate. Without subsidy, he might have to close the shop and return to South Africa.”
The idea of ’America Party’
Musk wrote on his social media platform x on 1 July, “If this insanity cost is passed, the ‘America party’ will be formed the very next day. Our country needs an option from Democrat-Republican Unipti so that the voice of the people is really heard.” He called this bill as “Porky Pig Party”, which means that this bill promotes unnecessary government spending. Musk also threatened that he would field his candidates in the primary election next year against the Republican MPs who support the Republican MPs.
On July 4, on the occasion of Independence Day, Musk started a pole on X, in which he asked, “Do we want freedom from the system of two parties (some people calling it unipartly)? Should we form a ‘America party’?” This poll has given rise to a new debate between the American public and political analysts.
During this time a user wrote, “The third party by Alan is similar to Tesla and SpaceX. The possibility of success is low, but if successful it will change the game completely. ” Alan Musk reacted to this and described it as 100 percent correct.
Is the third party really possible?
Musk’s idea of forming a third party is not new, but it is very challenging to implement it. The US two party systems have been dominating politics for a long time, and examples of the third party’s success in history are rare. In 1992, Ross Parot’s reform party won 19% votes, but it could not win a single state. Analysts believe that Musk’s proposed “America party” will need heavy resources and organizational structure to succeed. Nevertheless, a recent survey found that about 40% of American can support the third party of Musk, which reflects increasing dissatisfaction with the existing Democrats and Republican parties.
Which two parties dominate America?
Two major parties in the US are dominated by the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. Both these parties have dominated the politics of the country for decades and the attention of most voters, resources and media is focused on them.
Can anyone form a third party?
Yes, anyone can form a third party, and many small parties such as Liberterian party, green party, and others are present in the US. But the third party is very difficult to be effective because: in the US there is a “winner-everyone takes something” system, which promotes two-sided systems. Lack of proportional representation is difficult to win small parties. Each state has difficult rules to get a place on the ballot, such as raising signature, which is expensive for small parties and taking time. In addition, Democratic and Republican parties have huge wealth, organization and established support base, which is challenging for the new party to combat. Many voters are hesitant to vote for the third party, as it is considered “to waste votes”, especially when they are close to a major party.
However, the third parties in history have sometimes been impressive, such as Ross Pero’s independent candidature in 1992, who won 19% of the votes. A third party requires strong leadership, comprehensive appeal, and adequate resources to succeed, but the current system makes it very difficult.
Public and social media reactions
This statement of Musk has launched a wide discussion on X. One user wrote, “Musk is no longer blowing rockets, he is also challenging the system.” Another commented, “If Musk form a new party, it can be like a third front like India, which controls large parties.” However, some people believe that this statement of Musk may be just a way of publicity, as many of his statements have been limited to announcements only before.
This tension between Musk and Trump can affect the mid -term elections of 2026. Musk’s threats that he would field his candidates against Republican MPs, deepens the rifts already within the party. On the other hand, Trump has made it clear that he is not interested in improving his relationship with Musk.
Why is Trump’s bill disputed?
“One Big Beautiful Bill” is an important part of Trump’s second innings, which includes provisions such as the 2017 tax cuts, funding for defense and border security, and provisions such as cuts in healthcare and food aid programs. This 940-page bill has also been targeted by Democrats and some Republican MPs, which consider it to be beneficial to the rich and harmful to the middle-nimon. Musk says that this bill will damage future industries and increase national loans up to 3.3 trillion dollars, as an estimated by the Congress Budget Office.
