{"id":2455739,"date":"2025-07-04T17:42:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-04T21:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/steve-bannon-savages-elon-musk-for-wanting-to-start-an-america-party\/"},"modified":"2025-07-04T17:43:55","modified_gmt":"2025-07-04T21:43:55","slug":"steve-bannon-savages-elon-musk-for-wanting-to-start-an-america-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/steve-bannon-savages-elon-musk-for-wanting-to-start-an-america-party\/","title":{"rendered":"Steve Bannon savages Elon Musk for wanting to start an &#8216;America Party&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsteve-bannon-savages-elon-musk-for-wanting-to-start-an-america-party%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2455739&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Steve Bannon criticized Elon Musk for suggesting the formation of a new political entity called the &#8220;America Party,&#8221; which Musk proposed as an choice to the Republican and Democratic parties if congress passes donald Trump&#8217;s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Bannon, in a podcast, referred to Musk as a &#8220;buffoon&#8221; and questioned his American identity, arguing that as a South African-born naturalized citizen, Musk lacks the right to propose such a party. Musk conducted a poll on his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-new-acting-attorney-general-jeff-rosen-recently-wrote-an-essay-on-foreign-influence-in-us-elections-this-tells-us-a-little-about-his-knowledge-of-whats-going-on-today\/\" title=\"The New Acting Attorney General Jeff Rosen Recently Wrote an Essay on Foreign Influence in US Elections \u2013 This Tells Us A Little About His Knowledge of What\u2019s Going On Today\">social media platform<\/a>,gauging public interest in the party,which received a positive response from voters.<\/p>\n<p>The tensions between the two have escalated recently, especially after Musk clashed with Trump over fiscal concerns regarding the proposed legislation, which he believes could exacerbate the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/star-parker-inflation-reduction-act-is-the-problem-not-the-solution\/\" title=\"Star Parker: Inflation Reduction Act Is the Problem, Not the Solution\">national budget deficit<\/a>. Musk, who previously supported Trump financially, is now considering different political avenues and has attracted interest from the Libertarian Party, which offered to collaborate with him while cautioning against the difficulties of forming a new party. Bannon, meanwhile, has a history of personal and political conflict with Musk, including past charges of contempt related to the January 6 Capitol riot inquiry.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Steve Bannon savages &lsquo;buffoon&rsquo; Elon Musk for wanting to start an &lsquo;America Party&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2165127\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Trump aide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/steve-bannon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Steve Bannon\">Steve Bannon<\/a> tore into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Steve Bannon\">Elon Musk<\/a> on Friday after the billionaire backed the creation of a new political party.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Musk announced he would help launch the &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3461022\/elon-musk-america-party-proposal-could-it-work\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"America Party\">America Party<\/a>&rdquo; as an alternative to Republicans and Democrats if Congress passed President Donald Trump&rsquo;s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. One day after its passage, the Tesla owner is following through on his threat.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3463151\/elon-musk-digs-in-new-political-party-threat-tax-bill-passage\/\">Elon Musk digs in on new political party threat after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-digs-in-on-new-political-party-threat-after-tax-bill-passage\/\" title=\"... in on new ... after tax ... passage\">tax bill passage<\/a><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3450969\/stacey-abrams-beto-orourke-midterm-elections-democrats-comeback-gin-blossoms-band\/\">Despite being repeatedly rejected by voters, Stacey Abrams and Beto O&rsquo;Rourke are considering comeback bids<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/premium\/3460799\/mcdonalds-vs-media-trump-2024-election\/\">McDonald&#8217;s vs. the media: There will never be another political showman like Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Bannon called Musk a &ldquo;buffoon&rdquo; for suggesting such an idea and polling his followers on whether there should be a new third party.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The foul, the buffoon. Elmo the Mook, formerly known as Elon Musk, Elmo the Mook. He&rsquo;s today, in another smear, and this &mdash; only a foreigner could do this &mdash; think about it, he&rsquo;s got up on, he&rsquo;s got up on Twitter right now, a poll about starting an America Party, a non-American starting an America Party,&rdquo; Bannon said on his <em>War Room<\/em> podcast, reiterating his call for Musk&rsquo;s deportation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No, brother, you&rsquo;re not an American. You&rsquo;re a South African,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;We take enough time and prove the facts of that; you should be deported because it&rsquo;s a crime of what you did, among many.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Born in South Africa, Musk became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2002.<\/p>\n<p>Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1941119099532378580\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"posted the poll\">posted the poll<\/a> that Bannon referenced on Independence Day, which he said was the &ldquo;perfect time to ask if you want independence from the two-party (some would say uniparty) system.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>So far, the majority of X users who voted in the poll support the creation of an &ldquo;America Party.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;One way to execute on this would be to laser-focus on just 2 or 3 Senate seats and 8 to 10 House districts. Given the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >razor-thin legislative margins<\/a>, that would be enough to serve as the deciding vote on contentious laws, ensuring that they serve the true will of the people,&rdquo; he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Bannon and Musk have repeatedly criticized each other for months, but tensions between them reignited after Musk feuded with the Trump administration over Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;big, beautiful bill.&rdquo; The tech mogul particularly disliked the legislation because it would add an estimated $3.4 trillion to the national budget deficit over the next decade.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans and the White House dispute those projections and tout the spending bill as a viable measure to cut taxes on tips, overtime, and Social Security benefits.<\/p>\n<p>Trump signed the bill in the Oval Office on Friday after taking a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3463008\/trump-big-beautiful-bill-victory-lap-iowa-speech\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"victory lap\">victory lap<\/a> in Iowa the night before.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this week, Musk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3459254\/elon-musk-bannon-return-prison-long-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"suggested\">suggested<\/a> Bannon was &ldquo;going back to prison &hellip; for a long time.&rdquo; Bannon spent four months in prison last year for defying a congressional subpoena when a House select committee was investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. He was convicted on two counts of contempt of Congress.<\/p>\n<p>Despite serving as the symbolic head of the Department of Government Efficiency, Musk now finds himself outside Trump&rsquo;s inner circle. He departed the temporary position in late May.<\/p>\n<p>During the 2024 presidential campaign, the billionaire backed Trump with over $250 million. Now, he&rsquo;s threatening to take his money elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>While he is floating the idea of a possible new political party, the Libertarian Party has expressed interest in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3460727\/libertarian-party-elon-musk-alternative-to-creating-new-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"joining forces\">joining forces<\/a> with Musk. The nation&rsquo;s third-largest political party said Musk would have trouble starting the &ldquo;America Party&rdquo; because it would have to build up its ballot access in all 50 states, which poses a challenge for new third-party efforts.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3463151\/elon-musk-digs-in-new-political-party-threat-tax-bill-passage\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"ELON MUSK DIGS IN ON NEW POLITICAL PARTY THREAT AFTER TAX BILL PASSAGE\">ELON MUSK DIGS IN ON NEW POLITICAL PARTY THREAT AFTER TAX BILL PASSAGE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Libertarian Party also welcomes Musk&rsquo;s financial support, considering it only receives between $1 million and $3 million for its yearly budget.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Making a new third party would be a mistake,&rdquo; Libertarian Party national chairman Steven Nekhaila told <em>Politico<\/em> this week. &ldquo;The Libertarian Party is the most set-up party to be the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musks-america-party-proposal-could-it-work\/\" title=\"...\u2019s \u2018...\u2019 proposal \u2014 could it work?\">dissident subversive party<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2165127\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2165127\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steve Bannon criticizes Elon Musk for proposing an &#8220;America Party.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2159,"featured_media":2455740,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bannon.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651,538],"tags":[58332,32192,32102],"class_list":["post-2455739","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","category-washington-examiner","tag-america-party","tag-elon-musk","tag-steve-bannon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bannon.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455739","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2455739"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455739\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2455743,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2455739\/revisions\/2455743"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2455740"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2455739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2455739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2455739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}