Elon Musk Hints at a New Political Party: Is a Trump vs Musk Showdown Brewing in US Politics?
The drama between US President Donald Trump and tech titan Elon Musk has taken a wild turn with Musk dropping a bombshell hint about build a new political party. On Thursday night as their public feud hit fever pitch Musk took to X to ask his 200 millions followers: “its it time to create a new political party in America the actually represents the 80% in the middle?” The Poll sparked a frenzy with 81% of nearly two million voters saying “YES” to the idea.
Social media erupted Some users shared AI-generated image of musk crying, other posted memes poking fun at the billionaire and few urged him to reconsider. One commenter wrote “We don’t need a new party in the middle. Republicans and Democrats are already close enough. Just join the Libertarian Party it’s already there!” Another user took a jab, saying, “Elon was never MAGA.” Meanwhile, a hopeful voice suggested Musk and Trump sit down to “work things out,” adding, “We need both of you to save this country!”
How Did We Get Here?
This clash of titans kicked off when Musk Once a key Trump ally, criticized the President’s “Big Beautiful Bill” a massive tax and spending package as a “disgusting abomination” that would balloon the nation debt. Musk didn’t hold back slamming Congress members who supported it and urging his followers to call their representatives to oppose it.
Trump, never one to stay quiet fire back on Truth Social, saying he was “disappointed” in musk and hinting ar cutting the billionaire’s government contacts and subsidies. “The easiest way to save billions is to terminate Elon’s subsidies and contracts, “Trump posted even claiming he was “surprised” Biden hadn’t done it first. He also took a swipe at Musk’s electric vehicle mandates saying they “forced everyone to buy cars nobody wanted”.
Musk escalated things further, threatening to decommission SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft a critical asset for NASA’s astronauts missions if his contacts were targeted. Though he later backtracked the move set shockwave with $22billion in SpaceX deals potentially at risk. Tesla’s stock took a hit too, plunging $152 billion in market value amid the chaos.
A New Party in the Works?
Musk’s poll about a new “Centrist” party has sparked speculation about his political ambitions. Once a Silicon Valley libertarian who distanced himself from Trump’s first term, Musk became a major player in the 2024 election spending over $250 millions to support Trump’s campaign. Now with their alliance crumbling Musk’s talk of party for the 80% in the middle feels like a direct challenge to both Republicans and Democrats. Some see this as musk flexing his influence, backed by massive X platform and fortune. Others. like Mark Cuban have voiced support for a third-party such though skeptics argue it could split the vote and hurt Trump’s 2028 prospects. One user on X put iy blunty: “A new political party isn’t going to change anything”.
Can They Make Up?
Despite the fiery insults musk even made a controversial Epstein-related jab at trump there are sings of De-escalation. White House aides reportedly scheduled a call between Musk and Trump’s team on Friday to cool thing down, though trump dismissed it saying Musk “has lost his mind” and “he’s not particularly interested” in talking. Still musk signaled he’s open to truce, and some Republicans like House Speaker Mike Johnson are urging both sides to focus on party, not personal attacks.