Within 24 hours of Musk founding the 'American Party', Trump's retaliation arrived!
'When tech oligarchs are no longer satisfied with behind-the-scenes lobbying and directly seize political discourse, the old order is indeed on shaky ground.' — This global spectacle of a battle between the richest and the president is evolving into a 'hundred billion-level political and business nuclear explosion' that bets on America's future.
💥 Core Event Context
Moment of Declaration of War
July 5: Musk dropped a 'political nuclear bomb' on X platform, announcing the establishment of a third party, the 'American Party', representing '80% of centrist voters', directly targeting Trump’s signed 'Great and Beautiful Act' — which eliminates electric vehicle tax credits (costing Tesla $1.2 billion annually) and raises the debt ceiling by $5 trillion, completely crushing Musk's deficit reduction plan when he was in charge of the efficiency department.
Public Opinion Totem: Musk previously initiated two rounds of voting, with over 1.24 million supporting the party's formation. The new party platform blends free market and progressive ideas, attempting to tear apart the two-party base.
Trump's Lightning Counterattack
Capital Market Strangulation: Ally venture capitalist Fischbach postponed the Tesla-related ETF listing, causing Tesla's stock price to plummet 16% in a single week, with a market value evaporating by over $150 billion.
National Machinery Crush: The U.S. Air Force halted SpaceX's Pacific Johnston Atoll rocket test under the guise of 'environmental protection' and threatened to review SpaceX's $22 billion government contracts.
⚔️ Why is this a 'suicidal attack'?
Musk's Chips: Control of 84% of U.S. orbital launch capacity + 220 million users on X platform as a public opinion machine + $400 billion personal assets.
Trump's Kill Shot: Federal contract life-and-death power + Traditional energy/military-industrial alliance + High walls of electoral law systems.
Public Division: Polls show that 58% of Americans desire a third force, but 23% of Republican male voters face the risk of switching sides, potentially aiding the Democratic Party in harvesting votes.
🌪️ Outcome Prediction: Who will be the loser?
U.S. Tech Hegemony: SpaceX laid off 10% of its technical team, and the Starship Mars program is indefinitely delayed; Tesla halts expansion of its Nevada battery factory, leaving 6,000 jobs in limbo.
Global Strategy Setback: If the Dragon spacecraft is suspended, the U.S. lunar return plan will be shelved, while China is accelerating its 'Chang'e Project'.
Do you think the American Party can break the century-long monopoly of the two parties? 👇