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Elon Musk Launches “America Party” to “Return Freedom to Americans”

Elon Musk took to X (formerly Twitter) on July 5 to declare he’s launching a new political party in the U.S. named the America Party, aiming to “give you back your freedom.” He cited a poll on X—where over 1.2 million followers responded, with roughly 65% in favor—as validation of the move.

The announcement follows Musk’s public clash with Donald Trump over the recently passed “One Big Beautiful Bill” (BBB), a sweeping tax and spending legislation. Musk criticized it as a “disgusting abomination” that would explode the federal debt and funnel wealth from the poor to the wealthy
Musk claimed Americans are living under a “one-party system,” not a democracy.

He has also aid the America Party’s strategy will be focused: just 2–3 Senate seats and 8–10 House districts, using targeted funding to shift tight margins.

Once a major donor and adviser, Musk has distanced himself from Trump since leaving his role in the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE). Trump responded by threatening to revoke subsidies and contracts for Musk’s companies.

Experts note that building a credible third party is notoriously difficult due to hurdles like state-by-state ballot access and lack of voter infrastructure. Historically, such parties struggle to survive—“like bees that die after they sting.

Musk’s fortune gives him the ability to bankroll campaign—especiallyin select swing districts.

Published by Tandy Culpepper

I am a veteran broadcast journalist. I was an Army brat before my father retired and moved us to the deep South. I'm talkin' Lower Alabama and Northwest Florida, I graduated from Tate High School and got botha Bachelor's degree and Master's in Teaching English from the University of West Florida, I taught English at Escambia County High School for two years before getting my m's in Speech Pathology and Audiology from Auburn University. Following graduation, I did a 180 degree turn and moved to Birmingham where I began ny broadcasting career at WBIQ, Channel 10. There I was host of a weekly primetime half-hour TV program called Alabama Lifestyles. A year later, I began a stint as a television weathercaster and public affairs host. A year later, I moved to West Palm Beach, Florida and became bureau chief at WPTV, the CBS affiliate. Two years later, I moved to Greensboro, North Carolina where I became co-host of a morng show called AM Carolina. The next year, I moved cross-country and became co-host and story producer at KTVN-TV in Reno, Nevada. I also became the medical reporter for the news department. Three years later, I moved to Louisville, Kentucky and became host and producer of a morning show called today in WAVE Country at WAVE-TV, Channel 3, the NBC affiliate. Following three years there, I moved to Los Angeles and became senior correspondent at the Turner Entertainment Reportn, an internationally-syndicated entertainment entertainment news service owned by CNN. I went back to school afterwards and got an MFA in Creative Nonfiction at Goucher College in Towson, Maryland, a suburb of Baltimore. Oh, yes. I won a hundred thousand dollars on the 100 Thousand Dollar Pyramid, then hosted by Dick Clark.

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