Elon Musk said he is starting a new political party, which he dubbed the ‘America Party’ in a post on X Saturday.

Musk was born in South Africa but obtained his citizenship in 2002. He took an increasingly prominent role in politics through his partnership with Donald Trump during the 2024 U.S. presidential cycle, pumping money into the Republican’s campaign and utilizing his social media platform, X, to promote him.

However, Musk and Trump had a very public fall out after the tech mogul departed the federal government. While Musk has walked back some of his more outrageous allegations and attacks, he has persisted with the idea that the U.S. needs a new political party.

  • DominusOfMegadeus
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    5 days ago

    This man is a human taint. That said, I would gladly take his money if it would get me into an office where I could implement some real, lasting, democratic-socialist style change. Obviously that last part of the plan would be hidden from him. Commence your down voting.

    • @[email protected]
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      25 days ago

      I’ve been talking about running essentially on the Republican party platform from the mid-1950s. It’s basically what Dems say they want.

      • DominusOfMegadeus
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        15 days ago

        I’ve had similar thoughts. I’ve even thought about pretending to be full maga just to get elected. Not sure if I could actually do it though.

        • @[email protected]
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          35 days ago

          It’s so much harder to fake being a Nazi than it is to fake being a tiny bit decent. I guess I’m just not as practiced at the Nazi thing as your average conservative is though.

    • @[email protected]
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      45 days ago

      I mean fair to say but a real partnership would probably be to really just get someone to play his role while the real player moves through the democratic primary and wins.

      Musks role really only is going to serve as a potential spoiler for the republican candidates… no left leaning person is even going to consider a party funded by musk.

    • @[email protected]
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      64 days ago

      Let’s see

      I’m sure he will have basically only far right policies but he will call himself and the party “centrist” so I wouldn’t be surprised if some low information Dems fell for it as well

  • @[email protected]
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    415 days ago

    With how much he loves the letter, I’m shocked he didn’t call it the X party.

    I hear he loves history too, so maybe the History X party. I guess he should include the America part so people know which side he’s on.

    The “American History X” party sounds about right for him.

  • andyburke
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    425 days ago

    Know what you’re getting into if you follow this dude.

  • Zier
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    135 days ago

    Not the ‘America Fascist Party’? AFP = AFD.

  • @[email protected]
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    285 days ago

    We need a third party, but not one made/controlled by a billionaire. We need a new party by and for the common people.

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      175 days ago

      super hypothetical, but if the far right splits, that could open the door for a center left party

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        175 days ago

        Center left? Center left??? How about full blown leftist socialist, because nothing less will do.

      • @[email protected]
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        165 days ago

        Center left in american politics is definitley not what is needed. That’s like using a teenage mutant ninja turtle bandaid and thinking thats better for curing cancer than a normal bandaid.

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          65 days ago

          we currently have a right party and a far right party, a center left party winning mayor elections would be like crazy good in the US

    • @[email protected]
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      35 days ago

      We don’t need one right now. I doubt we could get one up and running in time with everyone onboard.

      Hate to say it though… Musk has resources. Just saying.

    • @[email protected]
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      54 days ago

      It might kill off the Democrats so then you will have two extreme right wing parties! What could go wrong?

      • @[email protected]
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        44 days ago

        Do you think centrists are really gonna leave the Democratic Party to join elon’s Pity Party?

        • Gloomy
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          In this timeline? Fuck, I’d be surprised if they won’t do it while puplicly kissing his balls.