Reference News website, July 5 report: According to the Japanese "Yomiuri Shimbun" website, on July 4, American entrepreneur Elon Musk launched a vote on the social media platform X, seeking public opinion on whether a new political party, the "American Party," should be established.
The report mentioned that on the same day, the US Congress passed a bill mainly focusing on large-scale tax cuts. Musk publicly criticized this, and the conflict with President Trump continued to escalate. It is speculated that Musk may nominate candidates for the midterm elections in the autumn of next year, competing against Republican lawmakers who support the bill.
Musk wrote in his post: "Independence Day is the perfect time to ask everyone if they want to break away from the two-party system (or some say one-party system)." According to the report, after the voting activity was launched, it received more than 700,000 replies within 7 hours, with more than 60% of people expressing support.
In another post, Musk introduced a campaign plan: concentrating resources on winning 2 to 3 Senate seats and 8 to 10 House seats. He explained that given the relatively small difference in the number of seats held by the Republican and Democratic parties, the new party's number of seats would be sufficient to play a key role in the voting on controversial bills, which would help ensure that the government serves the true will of the people.
The report mentioned that Musk had led the Department of Government Efficiency to address issues of waste in the federal government, and he left the White House in May this year. He has always taken a strict critical stance toward bills that could lead to massive fiscal deficits. Musk has hinted that if the "Big and Beautiful Act" is passed, he may form a new party. (Translated by Ma Xiaoyun)
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