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Elon Musk Courted by Third Parties After Threatening 'America Party'

Third-party leaders are vying for Musk's backing as the debt ceiling measure moves toward enactment

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Voters wait in line at a polling station on the last day of early voting for the New York City mayoral Democratic primary in the Brooklyn borough of New York, US, on Sunday, June 22, 2025. The mayoral race has become one of the most crowded in recent memory, with at least nine Democrats with significant fundraising numbers running in this month's primary. Photographer: Christian Monterrosa/Bloomberg via Getty Images
Elon Musk attends news conference with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, Friday, May 30, 2025, in Washington.
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Overview

  • Elon Musk pledged to launch an “America Party” if President Trump’s record spending bill became law
  • Libertarian Party Chair Steven Nekhaila invited Musk to join the party, citing its nationwide ballot access and established infrastructure
  • Centrist group No Labels also reached out to Musk seeking his support for a new political effort
  • A Quantus Insights poll found that 40 percent of registered voters would consider supporting a Musk-backed third party
  • Musk has yet to respond to either invitation, leaving his plans uncertain as the bill moves toward the president’s desk