Elon Musk digs in on new political party threat after tax bill passage

Tesla founder Elon Musk reiterated his proposal for the United States to establish a new political party called the “ America Party ” following his public disagreement with President Donald Trump . Musk headed the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, to help the Trump administration “de-bloat” the federal government through staff and funding cuts. In May, Musk left his advisory role at DOGE and then criticized the administration’s "big, beautiful bill," stating it would increase the nation’s debt. Now, Musk is advocating the creation of a new political party in the U.S. “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?” Musk posted on Friday, including a poll. “One way to execute on this would be to laser-focus on just 2 or 3 Senate seats and 8 to 10 House districts. Given the razor-thin legislative margins, that would be enough to serve as the deciding vote on contentious laws, ensuring that they serve the true will of the people,” Musk added. Musk first proposed the idea in June, when he asked his followers on X whether they believed in creating a new political party. “A new political party is needed in America to represent the 80% in the middle!” he said, adding, “This is fate.” Earlier this week, White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller hit back at Musk’s criticism of the administration’s budget bill, dismissing criticism from an "outside voice." STEPHEN MILLER DISMISSES MUSK AS 'OUTSIDE' VOICE AGAINST 'BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL' “To oppose this bill is to support the invasion, to oppose this bill is to support the continued giveaways and freebies to cheaters and scam artists, to oppose this bill is to support a 68% tax hike on the American public,” Miller said on Fox News. “To oppose this bill is to support a deprivation of all of the tax benefits that President Trump is fighting to deliver to the middle class, like no tax on tips, no tax on Social Security, no tax on overtime,” Miller added.