Tech billionaire Elon Musk has issued a stark political warning via his X account while the US Senate was debating Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful, bill” on Monday.
In a fresh attempt, Musk stepped up his criticism of the large tax and domestic policy package being discussed in the Senate. He hinted that he might support efforts to remove Republican lawmakers from office if they vote in favor of the bill backed by Donald Trump.
“Every member of Congress who campaigned on reducing government spending and then immediately voted for the biggest debt increase in history should hang their head in shame! And they will lose their primary next year if it is the last thing I do on this Earth,” he wrote.
Musk pushes for ‘America Party’
Later that same day, Musk suggested that if the controversial spending bill is passed, he would move forward with forming a new political group called the “America Party”. He said the country needed another option besides the two major parties so that people could truly have a say.
“If this insane spending bill passes, the America Party will be formed the next day. Our country needs an alternative to the Democrat-Republican uniparty so that the people actually have a VOICE,” the billionaire wrote.
Musk also said that the bill’s massive spending, which raises the debt limit by a record $5 trillion, shows that both major parties are acting the same and not truly representing the people. He added that it’s time to create a new political party that genuinely focuses on public interest.
“It is obvious with the insane spending of this bill, which increases the debt ceiling by a record FIVE TRILLION DOLLARS that we live in a one-party country – the PORKY PIG PARTY!! Time for a new political party that actually cares about the people,” he wrote on X.
Will Musk make a comeback to politics?
It’s not clear how serious Musk is about supporting candidates who might challenge Republicans backing the bill, or what kind of help he would actually give them. But his comments suggest he may still stay active in politics, even after spending around $250 million last year to support Donald Trump and other Republicans. Just last month, the Tesla CEO had said he planned to reduce his political spending for now, feeling he had already done a lot.
Where does Trump’s tax bill stand in the Senate?
Most Republican lawmakers in both the House and Senate support the bill, but a few have held back. Some are unhappy with the cuts to Medicaid, while others feel the bill doesn’t cut enough government spending. Trump, meanwhile, has strongly pushed Republicans to get behind the bill and recently warned that not passing it would be a major betrayal.
The Senate still has to hold a final vote, and the House must agree to the changes made by the Senate, all before their goal of passing the bill by July 4 and sending it to Donald Trump for approval.
Musk has been speaking out against the bill on and off for weeks. Earlier in June, this disagreement led to a very public and heated clash between the two. At one point, Musk had even floated the idea of launching a new political party through a series of posts on X.