Elon Musk floats new political party in US to represent '80% in the middle'

Elon Musk has floated the idea of creating a "new political party" that he says will represent the 80 percent of Americans "in the middle" of politics with a poll. This comes after he and President Donald Trump traded jabs over the "Big Beautiful Bill" earlier on Thursday.

Musk posted the poll on X, writing, "Is it time to create a new political party in America that actually represents the 80% in the middle?" and leaving it as a yes or no answer. ---More...

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