Tech billionaire Elon Musk shocked the political world when he started his America Party movement. The SpaceX founder made the announcement on Twitter after asking users what they wanted. Over one million people voted on his poll about creating a new political group. The results showed twice as many Americans supported the idea compared to those against it. Musk decided to give voters exactly what they asked for.
The Tesla boss thinks his party can change how Congress works even with just a few wins. He plans to target specific races where small victories could make huge differences. Legislative margins stay razor thin across the country right now. His new party would vote independently on major bills and laws. Both Democrats and Republicans would need to convince America Party members to support their ideas.
Musk gave Trump over 280 million dollars during the last election cycle. The two men were close friends until recently when everything fell apart. Their friendship crashed after Trump supported a massive spending bill that angered Musk. The tech mogul called the legislation insane and said it would add five trillion dollars to national debt. He accused both major parties of acting like one big spending machine that ignores regular people.
The Tesla boss thinks his party can change how Congress works even with just a few wins. He plans to target specific races where small victories could make huge differences. Legislative margins stay razor thin across the country right now. His new party would vote independently on major bills and laws. Both Democrats and Republicans would need to convince America Party members to support their ideas.
Musk gave Trump over 280 million dollars during the last election cycle. The two men were close friends until recently when everything fell apart. Their friendship crashed after Trump supported a massive spending bill that angered Musk. The tech mogul called the legislation insane and said it would add five trillion dollars to national debt. He accused both major parties of acting like one big spending machine that ignores regular people.
