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Musk Launches America Party Despite Legal Constraints and GOP Alarm

Constitutional ineligibility; campaign finance limits; ballot-access laws constrain the new party despite roughly 40 percent voter openness.

Before the Tweets: Ross Perot's 1992 campaign for president showed how a billionaire outsider could scramble American politics. Can Elon Musk learn from Perot's shortcomings? Pictured here, Perot speaks as president George Bush, left, and Democratic candidate Bill Clinton listen during a debate in Richmond, Va., Oct. 15, 1992.
This combination of pictures created on June 5, 2025 shows US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, in Washington, DC, on May 5, 2025 and Elon Musk in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 30, 2025.
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Overview

  • Elon Musk formally launched the America Party on July 5 after an X poll showed majority support among his followers for a new political force.
  • The party’s agenda focuses on slashing the federal debt and opposing President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, with Musk vowing to back primary challenges against Republicans who supported the legislation.
  • Musk is constitutionally barred from presidential runs as a non–natural-born citizen and federal election laws forbid him from directly financing a political party.
  • A Quantus Insights survey finds about 40 percent of U.S. voters, including 57 percent of Republicans, open to America Party candidates, prompting GOP senators to warn of conservative vote splitting in 2026.
  • Consultations with blogger Curtis Yarvin and Musk’s record $290 million in 2024 election spending highlight concerns over billionaire influence and anti-democratic undercurrents.