I guess “White Party” was just too on the nose?
— Aubrey Hirsch (@aubreyhirsch.bsky.social) July 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Everybody be quiet and let Elon spend billions becoming the Republican version of Jill Stein.
— Kevin M. Kruse (@kevinmkruse.bsky.social) July 6, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Elon Musk should just cut to the chase and call his third party the National Socialists.
It’s gonna be that no matter what name he gives it.— Charles Johnson (@charles.littlegreenfootballs.com) July 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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May Elon do as much for the GOP as Jill Stein has done for the Democrats!
Trump is wrong. Ralph Nader, & Jill Stein/Gary Johnson, were wildly successful.
— Dana Houle (@danahoule.bsky.social) July 7, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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Musk announces the arrival of the new "America Party" after his split with Trump.
— Politico (@politico.com) July 5, 2025 at 5:35 PM
… As Trump on Thursday flaunted his successful push to muscle the Republican megabill through Congress this week, Musk sought to drum up support for his potential third party launch, positing that his new party would target a handful of vulnerable swing seats to leverage political power.
“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,” he wrote.
While Musk may have the millions to pour into backing certain candidates — which he has already promised to do, pledging to support Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R-Ky.) reelection campaign amid targeting from Trump — establishing a third party involves a series of thorny obstacles including navigating complex state laws, ballot access regulations and other legal hoops.
So far, the billionaire would-be party founder has yet to outline a concrete plan forward. Just two months ago, Musk had vowed to cut back on political spending, saying he had “done enough.”
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