The billionaire Elon Musk, former close ally of US President Donald Trump, whose government he recently left, has announced the creation of his own political movement, the "America Party," as reported by Afp.
"Today the America Party is created," in reference to the United States, "to restore" to the country "freedom," wrote the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX on his social network X.
Disappointed by the budget law presented by the Head of State, whom he accuses of increasing the national debt, Musk had promised in recent days to create his own political movement if that rule was approved.
On Friday, July 4, coinciding with the commemoration of US Independence and after Congress approved Trump's project, Musk launched a survey on X about his idea of giving birth to a new party.
"By a factor of 2 to 1, you want a new political party and you shall have it!"" he wrote this Saturday, after 65% of the approximately 1.2 million participants in the initiative answered "yes" to the question of whether they wanted the "America Party" to come to light.
When it comes to bankrupting our country with waste & graft, we live in a one-party system, not a democracy," Musk also said.
Former close ally of Trump, whose 2024 presidential campaign he helped finance, Musk had taken on the task of drastically cutting federal spending in the Republican government. In May, both billionaires ended their alliance in a strident manner.
Originally from South Africa, Musk will not be able to run for future US presidential elections, as candidates for the position must be born in the country.