Billionaire Elon Musk has reportedly put his plans for a new political party on pause.
Musk has reportedly opted to halt his “America Party” in order to focus on his businesses, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Musk has also allegedly worked to maintain ties with Vice President JD Vance, considered the heir apparent to the MAGA movement, according to WSJ. The outlet added that the tech billionaire reportedly told associates he was concerned that forming a new political party would damage his relationship with the vice president.
While the plan is paused at the moment, Musk’s allies told WSJ that he has not formally ruled out launching the America Party and could revisit the idea as the 2026 midterms approach.
After spending months working with the Department of Government Efficiency, Musk’s time at the Trump White House came to an end in May.
A few days after leaving the administration, Musk posted on X attacking President Trump’s One Big, Beautiful Bill Act.
“I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore. This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination. Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it,” Musk wrote.
His criticism continued, including memes and jabs aimed at the administration.
In June, Musk posed a poll to his followers: Should there be a new political party? The next day, he announced that “the people have spoken. A new political party is needed in America to represent the 80% in the middle!”
Musk asked a similar question nearly a month later, on July 4, the day Trump signed the “big, beautiful bill.”
“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?” Musk included another poll with his post. In the end, 65.4% of respondents voted “yes,” while 34.6% voted “no,” showing a drastic change from his June poll in which 80.4% voted “yes.”
Musk announced the next day that “the America Party is formed to give you back your freedom.”
Since then, the feud between the two appears to have tapered off.
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