Less than 24 hours after launching his political party, Elon Musk is already playing hype man for the movement he claims will disrupt America’s broken political system.
The richest man in the world took to X (formerly Twitter), the platform he owns, early Saturday morning to promote and to articulate the need for The American Party, his newly announced third party aimed at breaking what he calls the “uniparty” stranglehold of Democrats and Republicans. The move has drawn sharp criticism from supporters of President Donald Trump and the core of the Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement. As of now, Trump has not responded.
“The people want change,” Musk wrote in response to a user who referenced Ross Perot’s 1992 presidential run, which despite ending early, still earned nearly 19% of the vote. “If you keep voting out of fear, we will keep seeing the result of that. Our government won’t change if we don’t change our thinking,” the user said.
The people want change — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 6, 2025
That’s the sentiment Musk is banking on. He’s now channeling that energy into his own populist rebellion, but with a billionaire’s budget and a full social media machine behind it.
Musk’s posts made clear he’s still fuming over what he sees as fiscal irresponsibility from both parties, but especially from President Donald Trump and the Republicans. That betrayal, he says, is what finally pushed him to walk away.
“The Republican Party has a clean sweep of the executive, legislative and judicial branches and STILL had the nerve to massively increase the size of government,” Musk posted, referencing Trump’s recently signed “One Big Beautiful Bill,” a sprawling budget and tax plan projected to balloon the national deficit. “Expanding the national debt by a record FIVE TRILLION DOLLARS,” Musk added.
The Republican Party has a clean sweep of the executive, legislative and judicial branches and STILL had the nerve to massively increase the size of government, expanding the national debt by a record FIVE TRILLION DOLLARS … — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 6, 2025
When asked directly what triggered his break from Trump, Musk didn’t mince words: “Increasing the deficit from an already insane $2T under Biden to $2.5T. This will bankrupt the country.”
Increasing the deficit from an already insane $2T under Biden to $2.5T. This will bankrupt the country. — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 5, 2025
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