"Give you back your freedom": Elon Musk launches his political party, the "Party of America"

"Today, the party of America is created to give you back your freedom," the Space X and Tesla boss wrote on his social network X.

Resenting the US President's budget bill, which he denounces for its impact on public finances, Elon Musk had promised in recent days to launch his own political party if the bill were adopted.

On Friday, the American national holiday and the day of the promulgation with great fanfare of Donald Trump's "great and beautiful law," he launched a poll on this idea on his social network.

"By a ratio of two to one, you want a new political party, and you'll get it!" the tech mogul announced on Saturday, as 65% of the approximately 1.2 million voters answered "yes" to the question of whether they wanted the "party of America" ​​to see the light of day.

"When it comes to ruining our country through waste and corruption, we live in a one-party system, not a democracy," Musk continued, mocking both Republicans and Democrats.

Born in South Africa, he will not be able to run in a future presidential election, as candidates must be born in the United States.

"Pigs"

A former close ally of Donald Trump, whose campaign he generously funded during the 2024 presidential election, Musk was tasked with slashing federal spending with his Doge Commission before the two billionaires fell out spectacularly in front of the world in May.

At the heart of their dispute: Elon Musk's opposition to his former ally's mega-budget bill, due to the expected explosion of the public deficit.

The Congressional Budget Office, which is responsible for assessing the impact of bills on public finances in a non-partisan manner, estimates that the text - which notably includes massive tax credits - would increase the debt by more than $3.4 trillion by 2034.

"We live in a one-party state: the party of gorging pigs," Musk said this week, as the bill was about to be passed by Congress.

He pledged to challenge Republican lawmakers in the 2026 midterm elections who campaigned on spending cuts but ultimately voted for the bill.

Statements that irritated the American president.

Asked by a reporter if he was considering expelling his former ally, who has held US citizenship since 2002, Donald Trump said he would "look into" the option.

"We could put Doge on Elon. You know what Doge is? Doge is the monster that could turn around and eat Elon," he threatened.