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Elon Musk said he is starting a new political party, which he dubbed the 'America Party' in a post on X Saturday.

Musk was born in South Africa but obtained his citizenship in 2002. He took an increasingly prominent role in politics through his partnership with Donald Trump during the 2024 U.S. presidential cycle, pumping money into the Republican's campaign and utilizing his social media platform, X, to promote him.

However, Musk and Trump had a very public fall out after the tech mogul departed the federal government. While Musk has walked back some of his more outrageous allegations and attacks, he has persisted with the idea that the U.S. needs a new political party.

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[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 15 points 6 days ago

But mom says we have white supremacist party at home

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Dude did a nazi salute and destroyed all the institutions that would force him to make better cars. He's just another flavor of Trump

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 8 points 6 days ago

Good, split the tech bro vote away from maga. Add in the rubes who'll believe that the new party represents anti woke freedom, and the gop will lose big.

[–] obsolete@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Starting a new party isn't going to help him save Tesla.

[–] Trihilis@ani.social 3 points 6 days ago (2 children)

It might kill off the Democrats so then you will have two extreme right wing parties! What could go wrong?

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 6 days ago

We already do.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Do you think centrists are really gonna leave the Democratic Party to join elon's Pity Party?

[–] Gloomy@mander.xyz 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

In this timeline? Fuck, I'd be surprised if they won't do it while puplicly kissing his balls.

[–] rayyy@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago

Great now South Americans and Central Americans can be included, right?

[–] SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

We need a parliamentary system before a 3rd party is viable.

[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 days ago

Yeah, there's certainly are no fuckunf checks and balances. Amazing all the time they forced us to learn about all that shit in school turned out to be made out of paper mache.

[–] Eggyhead@lemmings.world 2 points 6 days ago

That’s Orwellian double speak if I’ve ever heard it.

[–] not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

i bet the color is gonna be white ..

[–] RotSteinFinke@feddit.org 2 points 6 days ago

I'm betting on brown

[–] peteyestee@feddit.org 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Party with drugs people... This isn't about politics.

[–] Breezy@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] Bakkoda@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

They are but there's always people who ruin that fun and this guy seems like one of those x1000.

[–] Breezy@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

I agree wholeheartedly i shouldve left the /f for being facetious.

[–] RagingSnarkasm@lemmy.world 116 points 1 week ago

They even have their own party salute!

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 80 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (11 children)

This man is a human taint. That said, I would gladly take his money if it would get me into an office where I could implement some real, lasting, democratic-socialist style change. Obviously that last part of the plan would be hidden from him. Commence your down voting.

[–] aramova@infosec.pub 35 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Fuck downvoting. Double agent that fucker.

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[–] salacious_coaster@infosec.pub 57 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

Nobody strained any muscles thinking up that name

[–] Zagam@piefed.social 32 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Honestly it's surprising there's isn't an X in it. Maybe Elmo had hit a new stage in growth.

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[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 55 points 1 week ago (3 children)

oh no, he's splitting the nazi vote

[–] JimmyMcGill@lemmy.world 8 points 6 days ago

Let’s see

I’m sure he will have basically only far right policies but he will call himself and the party “centrist” so I wouldn’t be surprised if some low information Dems fell for it as well

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[–] andyburke@fedia.io 51 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Know what you're getting into if you follow this dude.

Elon Musk doing a Nazi salute on the stage at the 2025 US presidential inauguration.

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

Man. It still makes me irrationally angry that so many people dismiss this as a wave, or any-fucking-thing other than what it is, a Nazi salute.

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago

So he's taking half the Trump's voters?

Isn't this, like, good?

[–] LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 43 points 1 week ago (3 children)

With how much he loves the letter, I'm shocked he didn't call it the X party.

I hear he loves history too, so maybe the History X party. I guess he should include the America part so people know which side he's on.

The "American History X" party sounds about right for him.

[–] rottingleaf@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

The XXX Party, I think that'll appeal to the younger voters

or just call it The KKK

[–] Steve@startrek.website 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Sex Party actually has a nice ring

[–] draenog@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Sex Party actually has a nice ring

Strangely enough in Australia we did have a Sex Party for a while : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Sex_Party They actually had some really good policys (in my opinion)

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 6 days ago
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