Elon Musk's new political party could split the right-wing vote but is unlikely to succeed in any major way, experts have told Newsweek. While Musk cannot run for president because he was born in South Africa,

Making good on his promise, Elon Musk said Saturday he was launching a new political party after President Trump signed the “big beautiful” bill into law – and calling it The America Party.

Scott Bessent is no fan of Elon Musk. The treasury secretary — whose Oval Office arguments with the former DOGE head reportedly came to blows — questioned whether anyone would fall in line behind Musk’s promised America Party.