A day after asking his followers on X about forming a new political party in the US, Elon Musk announced on Saturday that the “America Party” has been established.“Today, the America Party is formed to give you back your freedom.”Elon Musk’s announcement comes shortly after President Donald Trump signed a tax-cut and spending bill into law on Friday, a move the Tesla CEO strongly opposed.The new political party that Musk has pledged, may begin by targeting a select number of winnable House and Senate seats, aiming to hold the balance of power on key issues given the narrow margins in Congress.In a post following his poll Musk said, “One way to execute on this would be to laser-focus on just 2 or 3 Senate seats and 8 to 10 House districts,” who played a central role in federal budget cuts after Donald Trump’s second term began in January.“Given the razor-thin legislative margins, that would be enough to serve as the deciding vote on contentious laws, ensuring they serve the true will of the people.”Though, he didn’t specify which seats he may be eyeing. The spending bill passed the House by a narrow 218-214 margin, with only two Republicans siding with Democrats, who were ultimately unable to block it. In the Senate, a 50-50 tie was broken by Vice-President JD Vance, allowing the bill to pass just hours before Donald Trump signed it into law. The razor-thin margins in both chambers highlight how just a handful of seats could swing critical legislative outcomes, an opening Elon Musk appears to be targeting with his newly announced party.On Friday, as the US marked its 249th Independence Day, Elon Musk posted a poll on X asking followers whether he should move forward with his earlier proposal to launch the America Party as an alternative to both Republicans and Democrats. By Saturday morning, over 1.25 million users had responded, with more than 65% voting in favor of the idea.“Independence Day is the perfect time to ask if you want independence from the two-party (some would say uniparty) system!,” Musk added in the post.
