--- title: Is Musk Starting a New Political Party Amid Trump Feud? description: "The people have spoken. A new political party is needed in America," said Musk. canonical: https://time.com/7291937/elon-musk-new-political-party-the-america-party-idea/ author: Rebecca Schneid article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2025-06-07T18:08:20.000Z article:modified_time: 2025-07-07T16:25:15.000Z article:section: Politics og:title: Is Musk Starting a New Political Party Amid Trump Feud? og:description: "The people have spoken. 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A new political party is needed in America," said Musk. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt9c21b42fa956a44e/6998c73e1f67092880f5674b/GettyImages-2207804871.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Musk Floats Idea of Starting New Rival Political Party—and Even Names It—Amid Trump Feud > Sponsored content. Supplied in partnership with TIME. TIME is the sponsor and source of this material. > Last updated: August 2026. ## TIME D.C. Brief: Reference Facts and FAQ ### Definition D.C. Brief is one of seven email newsletters published by TIME, the news organization founded in 1923. Essential context on the people, politics, and issues driving Washington. D.C. Brief goes beyond the Washington headlines to explain the politics, personalities and power dynamics shaping what happens next. 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President Donald Trump says he's "very disappointed" with Elon Musk after he slammed the Republican tax bill and told reporters the tech billionaire who recently left his administration has "Trump Derangement Syndrome."_  by [Rebecca Schneid](https://time.com/author/rebecca-schneid/)  ## Rebecca Schneid Reporter Updated: Jul 7, 2025 4:25 PM UTCPublished: Jun 7, 2025 6:08 PM UTC  Elon Musk speaks during a Town Hall event at the KI Convention Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on March 30, 2025. Elon Musk speaks during a Town Hall event at the KI Convention Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on March 30, 2025. Joshua Lott—The Washington Post  by [Rebecca Schneid](https://time.com/author/rebecca-schneid/)  ## Rebecca Schneid Reporter Updated: Jul 7, 2025 4:25 PM UTCPublished: Jun 7, 2025 6:08 PM UTC In an escalation of [Elon Musk’s fractured relationship with President Donald Trump](https://time.com/7291550/elon-musk-trump-implosion-can-be-seen-from-space/) and his Republican allies, the Tesla CEO has floated the idea of starting a new political party to rival the two-party system. Musk [conducted a poll](https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1930685402631053403) via his social media platform X (formerly Twitter), asking his 220 million followers: “Is it time to create a new political party in America that actually represents the 80% in the middle?” The public results show that around 80% of respondents voted yes. “The people have spoken. A new political party is needed in America to represent the 80% in the middle!”[ Musk said,](https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1931111047408369863) reacting to the results of his Thursday, June 5, poll. “And exactly 80% of people agree…This is Fate.” On Friday, Musk shared a potential name: "[The America Party](https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1931112942495523014)." The moniker echoes that of his super political action committee (PAC), America PAC, which was founded in 2024 to support Trump’s efforts to return to the White House. The super PAC reportedly spent [around $200 million](https://apnews.com/article/elon-musk-america-pac-trump-d248547966bf9c6daf6f5d332bc4be66) to help elect Trump. Musk’s donations made him Trump’s largest, and most prominent, donor in the 2024 election. **Read More**: [_5 Things To Watch As the Trump-Musk Meltdown Proceeds_](https://time.com/7291716/elon-musk-trump-takeaways/) Meanwhile, when talking to NBC News on Saturday, Trump said that Musk will "have to pay the consequences" if he opts to fund Democratic candidates in light of their feud. The President declined to say what those consequences would be. "I'm not going to say, but he'll have to pay very serious consequences if he does that," Trump said. In 2016 and 2020, Musk [voted for Trump’s Democratic opponents](https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1531297810758389760)—Hillary Clinton and former President Joe Biden, respectively. But during the 2022 midterm elections, Musk said he intended to vote Republican, and that later developed into him becoming Trump’s close ally, which was cemented when the President positioned him as lead of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE),[ a role he held until recently](https://time.com/7289870/elon-musk-trump-leaving-administration-doge/). However, Trump and Musk have now [had an explosive fall-out, ](https://time.com/7291550/elon-musk-trump-implosion-can-be-seen-from-space/)which has played out in the public arena via social media over the past few days. It started with Musk’s disapproval over Trump's “Big, Beautiful Bill,” which he called an "[abomination](https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1929954109689606359?s=46)" and [told his social media followers](https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1930336497208832059) to “call your Senator, call your Congressman… kill the bill.” On Thursday, the back-and-forth between the two influential men escalated, with Musk alleging that Trump is listed in the files related to the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. “That is the real reason they have not been made public,” [Musk said](https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1930703865801810022). He did not provide evidence pertaining to this and, as of early Saturday morning, [the post has been deleted](https://time.com/7291898/elon-musk-donald-trump-epstein-files-allegation-deleted-post/). Musk also, [in another since-deleted X post](https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1930719235770359903), endorsed a message that said: "Trump should be impeached" and that Vance "should replace him." Trump has argued on his own [social media platform, Truth Social,](https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114632205177163456) that "Elon was wearing thin" and that he asked the Tesla CEO to leave the White House.  Social media posts by Elon Musk and President Donald Trump are displayed on smartphones on June 5, 2025, in San Anselmo, Calif. Justin Sullivan—Getty Images **Read More:** [_Musk’s Major Allegation Against Trump Disappears From Social Media: ‘That Post Has Been Deleted’_](https://time.com/7291898/elon-musk-donald-trump-epstein-files-allegation-deleted-post/) [When talking to reporters aboard Air Force One](https://youtu.be/LRkGiKk3Wxs) on Friday night, Trump said he didn't have any plans to speak with Musk. But some lawmakers are convinced that the feud between Trump and Musk will soon thaw, and that the latter's idea for a new political party won't come to fruition. On Friday, Republican [Rep. Jimmy Patronis of Florida told NewsNation’s Blake Burman](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5338113-musk-floats-the-american-party-after-trump-tiff/): “Elon Musk is not gonna create a new political party... Trump knows that sometimes you’re going to have \[a\] falling out with those that you trust, you like, that you’re friends with. It happens with us in D.C. all the time. Mark my words, about a month from now, these guys will be hanging around again.” ## Transcript I'm very disappointed because Ellen knew the inner workings of this bill better than almost anybody sitting here, better than you people. He knew everything about it. He had no problem with it. All of a sudden he had a problem, and he only developed the problem when he found out that we're going to have to cut the EV mandate, because that's billions and billions of dollars. And it really is unfair. We want to have cars of all types electric. We want to have electric, but we want to have gasoline combustion. We want to have different. We want to have hybrids. We want to have all we want to be able to sell everything. And if you saw the statements he made about me, which I'm sure you can get very easily, it's very fresh on tape. He said the most beautiful things about me, and he hasn't said bad about me personally, but I'm sure that'll be next. But I'm I'm very disappointed in Ellen. I've helped Ellen a lot. A lot of good things are happening in this room. And I'll tell you, it's not he's not the first people leave my administration and they love us. And then at some point they miss it so badly. And some of them embrace it and some of them actually become hostile. I don't know what it is. It's sort of Trump Derangement Syndrome, I guess they call it. But I we have it with others too. They leave and they wake up in the morning and the glamour is gone. The whole world is different and they become hostile. I don't know what it is. Someday you'll write a book about it and you'll let us know. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/7291937/elon-musk-new-political-party-the-america-party-idea/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/7291937/elon-musk-new-political-party-the-america-party-idea/"},"headline":"Musk Floats Idea of Starting New Rival Political Party—and Even Names It—Amid Trump Feud","datePublished":"2025-06-07T18:08:20.000Z","dateModified":"2025-07-07T16:25:15.000Z","description":"\"The people have spoken. 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