Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is once again testing the political waters—this time with a sharp break from President Donald J. Trump and a bold new proposal: a third political party aimed at disrupting what he calls the entrenched “uniparty” system.

Musk, who previously served as head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under President Trump’s second-term initiative to slash federal waste, resigned from his role in May, following the release of what he mockingly dubbed the administration’s “big, beautiful bill.”

He didn’t hold back in his criticism of the landmark legislation, warning that it could deepen America’s already dangerous national debt load.

Now, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO is hinting at something much bigger.

“Independence Day is the perfect time to ask if you want independence from the two-party (some would say uniparty) system! Should we create the America Party?” Musk posted Friday on X, attaching a user poll to test the waters.

He elaborated further, suggesting a targeted strategy: “One way to execute on this would be to laser-focus on just 2 or 3 Senate seats and 8 to 10 House districts. Given the razor-thin legislative margins, that would be enough to serve as the deciding vote on contentious laws, ensuring that they serve the true will of the people.”

This isn’t Musk’s first flirtation with launching a new party. In June, he claimed that the political establishment no longer represents the majority of Americans.

“A new political party is needed in America to represent the 80% in the middle!” Musk declared. “This is fate.”

While his rhetoric may resonate with a segment of disillusioned voters, the Trump administration isn’t taking the criticism lightly.

Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Stephen Miller pushed back forcefully during an appearance on Fox News, defending the budget and taking direct aim at Musk’s rebuke.

“To oppose this bill is to support the invasion, to oppose this bill is to support the continued giveaways and freebies to cheaters and scam artists, to oppose this bill is to support a 68% tax hike on the American public,” Miller stated.

He went on to underscore what’s at stake: “To oppose this bill is to support a deprivation of all of the tax benefits that President Trump is fighting to deliver to the middle class, like no tax on tips, no tax on Social Security, no tax on overtime.”

House Speaker Mike Johnson also rallied behind the legislation, calling it “the most conservative legislation we’ve ever worked on.”

Appearing on Fox News with Sean Hannity, Johnson made it clear that the bill was a product of months of hard-nosed Republican effort: “85 to 90% of this bill is the House generated product. The Senate made some modifications to it. They made it more conservative in some places and moderated it a little bit in others.”

“But I’ll tell you what, as the President said so well today, this is no longer just a House bill, it’s not a Senate bill, it’s the bill of the hardworking American people.”

Johnson described the moment as a culmination of a long legislative battle. “We’re at the one-yard line in this game that’s been played over a year, really. We worked on this for about 14 months to get us to this point. We’re going to run it right up the middle and score for the American people.”

Calling the bill a win for both fiscal conservatives and working Americans, Johnson emphasized: “Even though while we’re having historic tax cuts, we also have historic savings. We’re going to save $1.6 trillion for the American people.”

The Speaker also underscored the bill’s commitment to shrinking government waste. “We’re going to cut down the size and scope of government, make it more efficient, make it work better for the people. They demand and deserve that, and the Republicans are delivering.”

Addressing reforms to Medicaid, Johnson struck a commonsense chord: “If you’re a young able-bodied man, you should be helping to pull the wagon, not riding it.”

Whether Musk’s “America Party” becomes a serious political force or just another social media brainstorm remains to be seen. But what’s clear is that the Trump administration remains laser-focused on delivering conservative policy wins—despite dissent from former allies in Silicon Valley.