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Billionaire business owner Elon Musk said he is starting a new political party, which he dubbed the ‘America Party’ in a post on X Saturday.
“Today, the America Party is formed to give you back your freedom,” the post said, citing a poll he had previously posted on the platform.
“By a factor of 2 to 1, you want a new political party and you shall have it!” Musk said in the post. “When it comes to bankrupting our country with waster & graft, we live in a one-party system, not a democracy.”
The businessman has been talking about creating a new political party following his public fall out with President Donald Trump.
The post Saturday came just one day after he took a poll on the same platform regarding the creation of a new party.
This is a breaking news story. Updates to come.
Elon Musk looks on during a news conference with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 30, 2025. Elon Musk looks on during a news conference with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 30, 2025. Photo by ALLISON ROBBERT/AFP via Getty Images
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