As billionaire Elon Musk feuds with President Trump over his signature tax and domestic policy legislation, Musk has reupped his calls to launch a new political party — a daunting task even for the wealthiest person on Earth.
Musk first floated launching a third party, dubbed the “America Party,” earlier this month, part of a nasty back-and-forth between the president and the Tesla CEO that marked the likely end of their political alliance. Musk raised the idea again this week as lawmakers raced to send the One Big Beautiful Bill Act to Mr. Trump’s desk — and this time, Musk put a time limit on the plan.
“If this insane spending bill passes, the America Party will be formed the next day,” Musk wrote in a post on X Monday evening, hours before the bill passed the Senate on Tuesday and headed back to the House. “Our country needs an alternative to the Democrat-Republican uniparty so that the people actually have a VOICE.”
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It remains unclear if Musk will follow through on his pledge, but the idea could be easier said than done. If Musk decides to launch a new political party, he’ll need to contend with a thicket of complicated state laws, time-consuming ballot access rules and intense litigation.
“Only the richest person in the world could make a serious effort at creating a new American political party,” Brett Kappel, a veteran election lawyer, told CBS News.
