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Elon Musk declared on X the formation of a new political party amid his ongoing feud with President Donald Trump over the "Big Beautiful Bill."

"Today, the America Party is formed to give you back your freedom," Musk wrote in an X post on Saturday.

The Tesla CEO had said Friday on his social media platform that one way the new party could work is to focus on winning just a handful of Senate seats and House districts that could serve as the "deciding vote" on "contentious laws," given the "razor-thin legislative margins" in Congress.

In response, Trump said on his Truth Social platform on Sunday that Musk had gone "completely off the rails."

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[–] ApatheticCactus@lemmy.world 6 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I really hate the term 'freedom' now. It's thrown around so much and it means basically nothing anymore. "Join this! Now with 20% more freedom!". Freedom to/from what? It's never stated, it's just a vibe.

[–] 13igTyme@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Just make some fucking basic ass product, call it freedom or patriot and overcharge for it. Boom profit.

Like this dipshit.

[–] Deflated0ne@lemmy.world 4 points 5 hours ago

Techno feudal fascism vs Steongman fascism.

let_them_fight.gif

[–] pawnfuture@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago

I have entertained the idea that Musk hacked the vote tabulations. If it's true, Trump would lose his mind knowing his one and only richman was hacking for someone else now.

[–] Bahnd@lemmy.world 81 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Sun Tzu says, never inturupt your enemy when they are making a mistake.

[–] floo@retrolemmy.com 29 points 20 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world 91 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Did you just interrupt him while he was making a mistake?!?!?

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 16 points 19 hours ago (2 children)
[–] Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world 22 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (1 children)

Let it be known, now and forevermore, that floo is not an enemy of SatansMaggotyCumFart. Spread the news far and wide.

Do with this information as you wish.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 9 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

I think I only have two enemies on here and one of them is @Nougat@fedia.io.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 9 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

If I am your enemy, it is only because you have selected me so.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 6 points 18 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Nougat@fedia.io 6 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Epistemologically speaking, I don't, because I can't.

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 5 points 18 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Nougat@fedia.io 6 points 18 hours ago (1 children)
[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 4 points 18 hours ago (2 children)
[–] Nougat@fedia.io 4 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Going back a few comments, I can only say that I am flattered that such a celebrity would not only know who I am, but actually call me out on a completely unrelated thread that I was not already participating in.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rl_NpdAy3WY

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Nougat@fedia.io 3 points 5 hours ago

Friendly jab! Isn't that what all the kids are doing these days?

[–] WeirdGoesPro@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 7 hours ago

Happy cake day to my favorite cum fart.

[–] Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world 9 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Let it be known, now and forevermore, that Nougat is the sworn enemy of SatansMaggotyCumFart.

Let it also be known that multiple things can be inferred from the previous statement, each ickier than the last.

Do with this information as you wish.

[–] pawnfuture@lemmy.world 3 points 3 hours ago

This shit is cracking me up. I don't know what's going on between them but I wish them the best friendship.

[–] Superdooper@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago

He's my brother

[–] Treczoks@lemmy.world 19 points 16 hours ago

To be honest, they both got off the rails long, long ago.

[–] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 40 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Please split the right-wing vote. Please

[–] orclev@lemmy.world 23 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

It will almost certainly pull some votes from Trump but whether that's enough to make a difference or not will depend on if the DNC can get out of the way long enough to find a candidate anybody actually wants to vote for or if they'll run another "we'll change nothing and you'll like it" candidate.

[–] doublebatterypack@piefed.social 0 points 6 hours ago

lol

"We'll change nothing you'll like" - Democratic candidate

"Well fuck you, I want facism 😡😡😡" - Progressives

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 23 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

if they’ll run another “we’ll change nothing and you’ll like it” candidate.

Newsom is already prepping for that role.

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 4 points 18 hours ago

Newsom has a solid chance to get primaries, fact of the matter is he is the worst California has to offer and is only so useful as a potential martyr should the feds kill him. Or maybe I'm just a Inland Imperial who would happily feed folks to the waters over at greenspot.

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 21 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

The right finally gets a Jill Stein. Good luck with that.

[–] TheFogan@programming.dev 3 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

I mean in fairness, they've always had Jill Steins. We can bitch about the spoiler effect and yell at our guys for voting, but election after election when you look at people focusing the blame on the greens when we lose, liberterians and other right wing parties, always have more votes than left wing 3rd parties.

Also sadly it sounds like musk is actually planning to do the strategic right way to do a new party. IE focus on house and senate seats to basically to threaten narrow votes.

In short it sounds more like he's making the republican's "Manchins".

[–] 13igTyme@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Even senate and house seats are a big step. The best way would be your local state senate, house, and mayoral positions. This is the best way to build a grassroots movement and get more people on your side.

[–] LuigiMaoFrance@lemmy.ml 10 points 17 hours ago (2 children)
[–] MuskyMelon@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago

None of the Secret Service are true patriots.

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[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 12 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

He's not wrong, there are people disillusioned with both parties. But if Elon thinks we're all idiots, and will flock to other nazi party, I've got a bridge to sell him.

Maybe some of the center right, and magas who've been personally wronged by the Trumpsters will swing that way, but he's gonna find the left isn't quite as stupid as he thinks.

Split the vote ding dong, go on, do it. I dare you.

[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 5 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

but he's gonna find the left isn't quite as stupid as he thinks.

I wish I shared your optimism. Nothing in my experience of life tells me that betting on the left, especially their elected representatives, to not do something stupid is a good plan.

[–] wheezy@lemmy.ml 4 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

By "left" I'm assuming you mean liberals. "The left" doesn't really have elected politicians. Unless you count Mamdani and he's not even fully elected yet.

[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

Liberals are what passes for the left here, yes.

[–] 800XL@lemmy.world 15 points 20 hours ago (2 children)

Pot and kettle at odds of blackness

[–] Laser@feddit.org 1 points 5 hours ago

Kettles aren't black, they're metallic, and when the pot calls the kettle black, it only sees its own reflection. But both Musk and Trump are turds. No need for reflection

[–] MuskyMelon@lemmy.world 2 points 10 hours ago

Dumbass and Jackass at Tanagra

[–] lemmie689@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago)

All aboard the crazy train, we're going of the rails.

[–] thallamabond@lemmy.world 11 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

This is not a political party, it is something else.

A component of a political platform is often called a plank – the opinions and viewpoints about an individual topic, as held by a party, person, or organization. The word "plank" depicts a component of an overall political platform, as a metaphorical reference to a basic stage made of boards or planks of wood

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_platform

Platforms are built with planks, Elon has no platform.

[–] HK65@sopuli.xyz 16 points 19 hours ago

The right-wing political power machine has been running on vibes instead of sincerely held beliefs for a while now.

People who like Musk better than Trump will just make up bullshit about both to justify their choice.

[–] Reality_Suit@lemmy.world 11 points 20 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Lodespawn@aussie.zone 11 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

He really missed a beat not calling it the Naxi party

[–] logi@lemmy.world 3 points 16 hours ago

The NaXi Party for that Chinese dictator angle.

[–] Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world 5 points 20 hours ago

What an idiot

[–] PattyMcB@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

If it de-thrones Trump, it can't be all that bad

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