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Elon Musk Breaks With Trump, Launches ‘America Party’ After $3T Debt Bill Signed Into Law

🚨 BREAKING POLITICAL EARTHQUAKE: ELON MUSK LAUNCHES ā€˜AMERICA PARTY’ AFTER TRUMP SIGNS CONTROVERSIAL BILL INTO LAW 🚨

In a stunning political twist on Independence Day, President Donald Trump signed into law his sweeping domestic policy package—dubbed the ā€œOne Big, Beautiful Billā€ā€”while his former top donor and close ally, Elon Musk, simultaneously detonated a political bombshell of his own: the formation of a new third party, the America Party.

šŸ”„ A Rift Becomes a Revolution

Musk, the world’s richest man and once the largest financial backer of Trump’s 2024 campaign, took to his social media platform X to declare, ā€œWe live in a one-party system, not a democracy. Today the America Party is formed to give you back your freedom.ā€

The announcement came just hours after Trump’s celebratory signing of the nearly 900-page bill, which extends tax cuts, slashes social safety net programs, and injects billions into immigration enforcement and military spending. Musk, who had been publicly feuding with Trump over the bill’s fiscal impact, had previously labeled it a ā€œdebt slavery billā€ and warned that it would ā€œbankrupt the country with waste and graftā€.

šŸ“‰ Market Shockwaves & Political Fallout

The fallout was immediate. Tesla shares plummeted nearly 7%, wiping out over $68 billion in market value and knocking $15.3 billion off Musk’s net worth. Investors expressed concern that Musk’s political ambitions could distract from his leadership at Tesla and SpaceX.

Meanwhile, Trump brushed off the announcement, calling Musk’s new party ā€œridiculousā€ and accusing him of ā€œgoing completely off the railsā€. The president’s allies have already begun mobilizing to counter Musk’s influence, with some launching super PACs aimed at preserving Republican unity.

🧾 What’s in the ā€œOne Big, Beautiful Billā€?

The legislation, passed along party lines, is one of the most consequential in recent U.S. history. Key provisions include:

  • Permanent extension of Trump’s 2017 tax cuts
  • Temporary tax deductions for tips and overtime pay
  • $350 billion for immigration enforcement, including 100,000 new detention beds and 10,000 ICE agents
  • $150 billion in defense spending, including the ā€œGolden Domeā€ missile defense system
  • Historic cuts to Medicaid and SNAP, with new work requirements for adults aged 19–64

The Congressional Budget Office estimates the bill will add $3.3 trillion to the national debt over the next decade.

šŸ’” Real Lives, Real Consequences

In Missouri, the human cost of the bill is already being felt. Kimberly Gallagher, a mother and full-time caregiver to her son Daniel—who has a rare genetic disorder and autism—fears the new Medicaid work requirements could strip them of vital support.

ā€œMedicaid is in every facet of our life. It is not just medical. It is financial, it is care, and to lose any of those parts would drastically change our lives,ā€ she told reporters.

Missouri is among the states where Republican lawmakers are pushing to enforce 80-hour monthly work requirements for Medicaid recipients aged 19 to 49. Critics warn that such policies could lead to tens of thousands losing coverage, even if they are working or qualify for exemptions.

🧠 Musk’s Strategy: Disruption by Design

While Musk has yet to file official paperwork with the Federal Election Commission, he has outlined a tactical approach: focus on two or three Senate seats and eight to ten House districts to act as swing votes on major legislation.

ā€œGiven the razor-thin legislative margins, that would be enough to serve as the deciding vote on contentious laws,ā€ Musk posted on X.

His proposed platform includes:

  • Debt reduction
  • AI modernization of the military
  • Deregulation, especially in energy
  • Pro-natalist incentives
  • Free speech absolutism

But experts remain skeptical. ā€œNo party survives just on money,ā€ said Georgetown professor Hans Noel. ā€œYou need a base of voters willing to campaign, organize, and stay engaged after setbacks. You can’t just buy thatā€.

šŸ—³ļø Can the America Party Succeed?

History is not on Musk’s side. No third-party candidate has won an electoral vote since 1968. Even well-funded efforts like Ross Perot’s Reform Party and Andrew Yang’s Forward Party failed to gain lasting traction.

Ballot access alone is a Herculean task, requiring compliance with a patchwork of state laws. And Musk, a South African-born U.S. citizen, is ineligible to run for president himself.

Still, early polling suggests that up to 40% of Americans might support a Musk-led third party, particularly among independent and Republican-leaning men.

šŸŽÆ What’s Next?

As Trump prepares for a nationwide tour to promote his legislative victory, Musk’s America Party is already reshaping the political conversation. Whether it becomes a lasting movement or a high-profile protest remains to be seen.

But one thing is clear: the era of Trump-Musk unity is over—and American politics may never be the same.

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