Musk's America First Party.... Unmanifestable Destiny...?
On 5 July 2025 Elon Musk made the formal announcement of the creation of the America Party, introducing it as a response to President Trump's just-signed "One Big Beautiful Bill", describing it as reckless overspending
Musk asked followers on X whether they wanted freedom from the two-party "uniparty" establishment; approximately 65 % endorsed the idea, which led to the formation of the new party.
Musk has said his goal is to target both Democrats and Republicans, whom he accused of running a profligate, entrenched duopoly. His strategy: laser-targeted elected races in a handful of key contests so that the new party would have wielded bargaining power in Congress
Physical Barriers: Ballot Access and Legal Barriers
While it was simple to advertise a party on X, the realities of setting up a new political party in the real world are daunting. The states govern U.S. party status and ballot access, with very inconsistent laws.
Just some of the barriers Musk will face are gathering large groups of signatures, overcoming registration obstacles, and fighting off legal attacks from established parties and it's probably going to take hundreds of millions of dollars and years to build an actual national third party — and probably not in time for the 2026 midterms
Supporters, Critics, and Fading Momentum
At launch, Musk received support from high-profile figures such as Mark Cuban, Andrew Yang, Justin Amash, and Anthony Scaramucci, who indicated they would be interested in offering support in the form of resources or collaborating on a shared centrist platform.
To date however, Musk has yet to make any official party filings and has become largely silent regarding the venture. Musk may well have "read the room" and pushed the venture down the priority list, focusing instead on his core businesses like Tesla and SpaceX
Final Thoughts: A Billionaire's Political Experiment
Establishing a new political entity in the United States is notoriously challenging, even for well-heeled insiders. Significant roadblocks consist of ballot access, voter registration laws, fundraising thresholds, and entrenched resistance from the big parties.
It's quite possible that this Party will remain an idea rather than becoming a reality!
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Musk led the Republican get-out-the-vote effort, which was chaotic but apparently effective. I'm sure he could organize a third party with limited goals. But antagonizing both major parties without beating them would be bad for business. He already donated $15 million to Republican PACs on June 27, so it looks like he's crawling back.
It's a ridiculous circus brother, nothing more. He's already kissing the ring again. What was that all about? Well... I have no clue.
Mr. Musk is getting more interested in politics or maybe he was just trying to raise talks on X. Wouldn't be an easy one to force through. I think we would have seen the uniparty working together just to frustrate the entire effort.
Money is obviously not an issue, but I guess you need lots of people too. Other rich people are funding extremist parties to get influence around the world. Let's see if democracy can survive.
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Now, it is more than a puzzle. Apparently, all went wrong when Trump didn't listen to Musk, but before that they were closer than the word "closest" itself.