On Independence Day, Elon Musk throws a question to all Americans: If you want ...
has a question for all Americans on
Independence day
. The tech billionaire has shared a poll on microblogging platform X (formerly Twitter) asking whether he should end the
two-party system
in the US and create his proposed 'America party'. 'Independence Day is the perfect time to ask if you want independence from the two-party (some would say uniparty) system! Should we create the
America Party
?,' he wrote in the post, followed by a simple yes and no poll.
In a consecutive post, Musk wrote:
'One way to execute on this would be to laser-focus on just 2 or 3 Senate seats and 8 to 10 House districts.
Given the razor-thin legislative margins, that would be enough to serve as the deciding vote on contentious laws, ensuring that they serve the true will of the people.'
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When Elon Musk proposed to form America Party
Musk first floated the idea of forming a third party earlier this month when he publicly criticised the 'One Big Beautiful Bill'. As the House Republicans has narrowly passed the spending bill in a 218–214 vote on July 3, Musk has reignited the debate with his latest Twitter post. 'Utterly insane and destructive. It will destroy millions of jobs in America and cause immense strategic harm to our country!,' Musk has said in criticism of the post.
In a previous Twitter post, Musk criticised the Trump administration's 'One Big Beautiful Bill'. He that if the 'One Big, Beautiful Bill' passes in the Senate, he will immediately move forward with launching a new political party called the 'America Party.' Musk argued that the United States currently functions as a one-party system dominated by financial self-interest.
His post then read, 'If this insane spending bill passes, the America Party will be formed the next day. Our country needs an alternative to the Democrat-Republican uniparty so that the people actually have a VOICE.'
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