# America Party > [!info] Stub > Minimal-viable page created to resolve a wikilink. Expand with structure, funding, and ballot-access detail. Third party announced by [[Elon Musk]] on July 5, 2026, one day after President [[Donald Trump]] signed the [[Big Beautiful Bill]] into law on July 4. Musk floated the idea for weeks during his public break with Trump, then ran an Independence Day poll on X asking whether users wanted "independence from the two-party system" before declaring the party formed. Musk's stated strategy is not to contest the presidency but to target a narrow set of races — "two or three Senate seats" and "eight to ten House districts" — to make the party the deciding vote on close legislation. As of launch the [[Federal Election Commission]] lacked a quorum to issue the advisory opinion a new national party would need for higher contribution limits. See [[Elon Musk News Log]] for rolling coverage.