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- Elon Musk said he will form a new political party if President Donald Trump's spending bill passes.
- Earlier on Monday, he vowed to defeat politicians who support the bill in their primaries.
- Musk has repeatedly criticized the Big Beautiful Bill.
Elon Musk ramped up his fight against President Donald Trump's Big Beautiful Bill on Monday, vowing to form a new political party if it passes Congress.
"If this insane spending bill passes, the America Party will be formed the next day," Musk said in a post on X. "Our country needs an alternative to the Democrat-Republican uniparty so that the people actually have a VOICE."
Earlier Monday, Musk vowed to defeat politicians who support Trump's bill, saying, "They will lose their primary next year if it is the last thing I do on this Earth."
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Musk, who stepped away from his work with the White House and DOGE last month, has been outspoken about his complaints with the bill, calling it a "disgusting abomination."
Once the "first buddy" to the president, Musk and Trump publicly feuded earlier in June. It appeared to stem from Musk's public distaste for the Big Beautiful Bill.
Musk has called out the bill for adding to the federal deficit and said it undermines the work DOGE did to cut back government spending. He also said over the weekend that the bill "gives handouts to industries of the past while severely damaging industries of the future."
Trump previously called Musk "crazy" in response to his criticism of the bill and floated the idea of canceling his government contracts.
The Tesla billionaire has previously floated the idea of creating a new political party.
Earlier this month Musk posted a poll on X with the question, "Is it time to create a new political party in America that actually represents the 80% in the middle?" Over 80% of people who responded said, "yes."
In another tweet on Monday, Musk said the spending bill made it "obvious" that "we live in a one-party country — the PORKY PIG PARTY!!"
"Time for a new political party that actually cares about the people," he said.
When Musk stepped back from DOGE, he said he was also planning to pull back on his political spending, and it's unclear if his spending intentions have changed.
