Tech billionaire Elon Musk has determined the unlikely task of forming his own political party, which he has Dubbed “America Party,” among them Horrific relationship With President Trump and GOP.
“When it comes to insolvency to our country with waste and graft, we live in one-sided system, not democracy,” Musk Written on his social platform x On Saturday. “Today, the US Party is created to give you its freedom back.”
“The way we are going to crack the unipartity system, it is using a kind of how Apaminondas shattered the myth of Spartan Ajection in Letra: very concentrated force at an exact location on the battlefield,” They saidReferring to the historic Greek military leader known for the exact strategy.
54 -year -old Musk has been a vocal critic to spend mass GOP taxes and Trump Signed in law Friday. Remedy Initial splatter Between Trump and his former White House colleague, but his crack Has been shattered since A public back and forth about the future of American politics.
What does musk want
In the world, South African-born men cannot become the US President, under the Constitution, but he has displayed his desire to get his financial grip behind his political ideas.
He was one Biggest backcard In Trump’s successful 2024 renovation campaign, millions of attempts put millions in an attempt and eventually in a role played as the head of the Government Efficiency Department (DOGE) of the Trump Administration, which was tasked to fulfill waste, fraud and abuse in federal expenses.
Musk Swear To return primary candidates who challenge Republicans who supported Trump’s “big, beautiful bill”, which was on his objections to increase the federal debt range.
What is the US Party standing for?
Musk has not provided a formal outline of its policy platform for the new party, but has given a clue in his social media posts since its launch announced.
He Especially reposes A gold certified X account for Tesla owners in Silicon Valley underlines a possible platform. That post listed to reduce federal debt; Using AI to modernize the army; Powering “Pro Tech” policies; Decreasing rules on energy; Promoting “free speech” and “Pro Natalist” objectives; And “Apply Centrist Policies everywhere.”
“The US party is required to fight the Republican/Democrat Equipment,” Musk wrote Many social media posts and support their views. “America is a party solution.”
“When and we should inaugurate the US Party Congress?” He asked His online followers on Sunday.
Discussing a post how Musk can succeed, while the other third-party founders have failed to produce enthusiasm, Tesla’s founder wrote: “Hard TBH, using the abbreviation of” “to be honest”.
What does Trump say
The President has publicly dismissed his former colleague’s push to disrupt the two-party system in American politics.
In a post on your own web platform, truth social, Trump wrote He was unhappy with “Elon Musk perfectly ‘to move away from the rail,’ essentially a train wreck for the last five weeks” and argued that a third party could not succeed.
Trump wrote, “He also wants to start a third political party, despite the fact that he has never succeeded in the United States – the system has never been designed for him.” “One thing is good for the third side, complete and the creation of total disruption and chaos, and we have enough with radical left Democrats who have lost their confidence and their mind!”
“Republican, on the other hand, is a smooth running ‘machine’, which has passed the largest bill of its kind in our country’s history,” he said, referring to “big, beautiful bills”.
Trump accused Kasturi Get out Tesla, a Musk -led automaker for the electric vehicle (EV), benefits and because the Trump administration rejected its pick to lead NASA, which could have been one Boon to Spacex led by Musk,
Third-party history
The mainstream parties, the modern-day Democratic Party and the Republican Party have gained limited success in the US and have struggled to establish a leg.
A Pue pole last year It was found that 49 percent of the registered voters are democrats or lean for the Democratic party, and almost equal part – 48 percent – is lean for the Republican or Republican party.
As Voting researchMore than 50 political parties were present in the US till January. The most especially among them, Libeterian Party, Green Party and Reform Party have fielded high-profile candidates in recent elections, and America’s Democratic Socialists have gained momentum with boosts. From progressive leaders Sen Berney Sanders (I-VT.) And rape. Like Alexandria Ocasio-CORTEZ (DN.Y.).
But third-party candidates often face the stigma of a spoils in a large number of two-sided systems.
Texas billionaire Ross Parot, who died in 2019, ran away as a candidate for the President for the President in 1992, with about 19 percent of the votes. Republican has convicted his candidature for the victory of Democratic President Clinton on the then President George HW Bush that year.
Ralph Nadar, an environmentalist of the Green Party’s two -time presidential candidate, won more than 2 million votes in the 2000 presidential election, former President George W. Bush (R) and his democratic rival, former vice -president Al Gor. Democrats convicted Nader for the loss of Gore.
Jill Stein, a activist who carried the banner of the Green Party in the 2016 presidential race, was often convicted for the damage to Trump of Democrat Hillary Clinton.
Trump, himself, Runned in short As a third party presidential candidate in 2000, some improvement party left after testing the party primary. Four years later, he again scored an independent run in 2012 before he emerged as the leader of the GOP.
