He said he would do it if the Trump bill passed. It passed. He filed. Not the hardest step such as building an operation and finding candidates with winning appeal, but step one, and done.
The move was noted worldwide, with that link being from India.
Also, AJ reported:
Musk said previously that he would start a new political party and spend money to unseat lawmakers who supported the bill, which experts say will pile an extra $3.4 trillion over a decade onto the US deficit.
“They will lose their primary next year if it is the last thing I do on this Earth,” Musk had said.
There was no immediate comment from Trump or the White House on Musk’s announcement.
Trump earlier this week threatened to cut off the billions of dollars in subsidies that Musk’s companies receive from the federal government, and to deport the South African-born tycoon.
“We’ll have to take a look,” the president told reporters when asked if he would consider deporting Musk, who has held US citizenship since 2002.
It is not clear how much impact the new party will have on the 2026 mid-term elections, or on the presidential vote two years after that.
On Friday, after posting the poll, Musk laid out a possible political battle plan to pick off vulnerable House of Representatives and Senate seats, and for the party to become “the deciding vote” on key legislation.
“One way to execute on this would be to laser-focus on just 2 or 3 Senate seats and 8 to 10 House districts,” Musk posted on X.
All 435 US House seats are up for grabs every two years, while about one-third of the Senate’s 100 members, who serve six-year terms, are elected every two years.
Despite Musk’s deep pockets, breaking the Republican-Democratic duopoly is a tall order, given that it has dominated US political life for more than 160 years, while Trump’s approval ratings in polls in his second term have generally held firm above 40 percent, despite the president’s often divisive policies.
Crabgrass has previously complained in posts about "the two party stranglehold" so on the surface the move is welcome as movement from that stranglehold. However, Musk can position himself as a swing vote bloc controller if his candidates get seats and if he can ride herd on their actions to see them doing his bidding. That reaches to the ultimate worry - what would Elon Must want? A libertarian small party thing perhaps, but also likely an issue-by-issue, "I call the shots."
Elon calling the shots via having swing votes is fraught with doubts and uncertainties.
If he follows through, and if election successes are reached, wtf will result? Guess. It could be ugly.
There is more for a separate post which shows Elon's actions going beyond words. And it's another wtf will those actions spawn situation. Likely the next post here.
In closing, AJ embedded a video about Musk. That is noted for any readers who might seek out the original, since the video is worth viewing.
___________UPDATE____________
At ten PM last night it was published that Musk says he did not file with the FEC.
The link for that denial: Musk Says Party Paperwork Is ‘False’ After MAGA Melt Down. The latest word:
Former “First Buddy” Elon Musk’s plan to wade back into politics with a new political party has roiled MAGA influencers across X.
However, despite reports that Musk had already filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission Sunday to establish his so-called “America Party,” the billionaire took to his social media platform to shut them down.
“This filing is false and has been reported as such to the FEC,” Musk wrote.
Musk’s latest move comes after he pledged to hit back against Republicans for passing President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” which is projected to add $4.5 trillion to the national debt.
Despite no paperwork being filed, Musk has still been promoting his party on X with posts like “The America Party is needed to fight the Republican/Democrat Uniparty,” and, “the America Party is the solution.”
Musk, who became an American citizen in 2002, claimed in a Friday post on X that his new political party would focus “on just 2 or 3 Senate seats and 8 to 10 House districts,” CNBC reported. Musk also holds citizenship in Canada and his native South Africa.
“By a factor of 2 to 1, you want a new political party and you shall have it!” Musk added in a Saturday post on X, referring to an X poll he conducted asking his followers if they would support a third party. “Today, the America Party is formed to give you back your freedom.”
Earlier, MSM had carried the "has filed" story, attributed to the same source, THE DAILY BEAST.
The last word on the has/has not filed with the FEC is Musk's "has not." Yet the promotion of the idea clearly continues. Crabgrass notes this is not the first time a Musk story has been walked back.
For now, the only sensible choice is to wait for more precision. This situation causes Crabgrass to wonder about other reporting alluded to above.