Elon Musk said he may start a new political party to represent the "80% in the middle"

Elon Musk is officially done playing second fiddle to anyone in Washington. On Thursday, he floated the idea of starting a brand-new political party.

“Is it time to create a new political party in America that actually represents the 80% in the middle?” he posted along with a poll that has over 80% of voters saying “Yes.” That was moments after Donald Trump fired off a series of attacks calling Elon “cray” and “butthurt” over their breakup.

Is it time to create a new political party in America that actually represents the 80% in the middle?

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 5, 2025

Trump is also threatening to cancel all government deals with his companies. “Go ahead, make my day,” Elon replied, not missing a beat. This fight is personal now. And loud. And very public.

Trump slashes contracts, Tesla tanks

The beef exploded just days after Trump and Elon were side by side at the Oval Office, patting each other on the back as Elon wrapped up his time at the Department of Government Efficiency.

At the time, everything looked smooth. Trump praised Elon. Elon smiled and returned the favor, as per usual. Fast forward to Thursday, and it all went to hell.

Trump posted on Truth Social that Elon “was wearing thin” by the end of his government stint. “I asked him to leave,” he claimed. That comment came after Elon openly blasted the president over the new budget bill, which cuts electric vehicle credits—a direct hit to Tesla. 

Then came the part that really burned. Trump said: “The easiest way to save money in our Budget, Billions and Billions of Dollars, is to terminate Elon’s Governmental Subsidies and Contracts.” He added, “I was always surprised that Biden didn’t do it!”

Trump made it clear that Elon’s entire business empire could be on the chopping block. That includes Tesla, SpaceX, xAI, The Boring Company, Neuralink, and X—the social media site Elon now owns.

Trump also mocked the entire EV Mandate, saying, “I took away his EV Mandate that forced everyone to buy Electric Cars that nobody else wanted (that he knew for months I was going to do!), and he just went CRAZY!”

Elon ended the crashout with a bomb, straight up accusing Trump of being a pedophile. “Time to drop the really big bomb: @realDonaldTrump is in the Epstein files. That is the real reason they have not been made public,” Elon posted. Then he added, “Have a nice day, DJT!” and told his followers to “Mark this post for the future. The truth will come out.”

Meanwhile, Elon’s ex-girlfriend and baby mama Ashley St. Claire chimed in with a funny banter, telling Trump on X:- “Hey @realDonaldTrump lmk if u need any breakup advice.” Ashley went through her own public breakup with Elon just two months ago.

After almost an hour, Trump reacted to Elon’s outbursts with another post on Truth, saying:

Democrats rethink their stance on Elon Musk

All of this has left Democrats more confused than ever. They’ve spent the past year attacking Elon as a federal bulldozer, but now that he’s fighting Trump, some think maybe he’s not the enemy.

Elon said he voted for Biden in 2020, and he once gave Obama a personal tour of SpaceX, so the man has never been partisan. Elon isn’t loyal to one side. He’s loyal to Elon.

Rep. Ro Khanna, a Democrat from Silicon Valley who’s known Elon for over a decade, said, “We should ultimately be trying to convince him that the Democratic Party has more of the values that he agrees with.” He listed support for science, clean energy, and immigration as areas where Elon and Democrats could meet.

Others are not so sure. Rep. Ritchie Torres from New York said, “He is telling the truth about the legislation,” but also added that Musk has “done an enormous amount of damage.” Torres said a lot of Democrats see Elon’s destruction of federal programs as “an unforgivable sin.”

Still, some believe he’s too valuable to ignore. Liam Kerr, co-founder of WelcomeFest, a centrist Democrat group, said, “Anything that he does that moves more toward Democrats hurts Republicans.” Kerr said that Musk can completely flip political narratives, and it would be foolish not to let him in the door.

Rep. Brad Schneider, chair of the New Democrat Coalition, thinks the party should stop focusing on Musk at all. “We should be talking about what we’re doing for the American people,” he said. “Enough.”

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