Elon Musk Suggests His New Political Party Will Target Key Senate, House Seats

Topline

Elon Musk suggested a third political party, which he’s floated as the “America Party,” will hold significant sway in the Senate and House under slim Republican margins, as he aspires to form a competing party after breaking with the GOP over President Donald Trump’s signature policy bill.

Elon Musk during a news conference with President Donald Trump on May 30, 2025 inside the Oval … More Office at the White House in Washington. (Photo by Tom Brenner For The Washington Post via Getty Images)

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Key Facts

Musk tweeted a poll to his X followers Friday asking if they want “independence from the two-party (some would say uniparty) system.”

In a subsequent tweet, he 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,” noting the party could have significant sway under a slim majority that “would be enough to serve as the deciding vote on contentious laws, ensuring that they serve the true will of the people.”

Friday’s tweets are the latest threats from Musk this week to form a new political party, as he feuded with Republicans over Trump’s signature policy bill that passed the House Thursday: “If this insane spending bill passes, the America Party will be formed the next day,” he wrote Monday.

Big Number

55%. That’s the share of Americans who have an unfavorable view of Musk, compared to 37% who hold a positive opinion, according to a dashboard from statistician Nate Silver’s Silver Bulletin aggregating hundreds of polls on Musk.

Key Background

Musk and Trump have engaged in a heated back-and-forth over Musk’s criticism of what’s known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act that passed the House Thursday and now heads to Trump’s desk for signage. Musk—who spearheaded cost-cutting measures at the Department of Government Efficiency—took issue with the bill over the estimated $3.3 trillion it would add to the deficit over the next 10 years. Trump has responded to Musk’s threats by making veiled threats to revoke the government subsidies his companies receive and to “look into” deporting him.