Tech billionaire Elon Musk has set out on the unlikely task of forming his own political party, which he has dubbed the "America Party," amid his frayed relationship with President Trump and the GOP.

"When it comes to bankrupting our country with waste & graft, we live in a one-party system, not a democracy," Musk wrote on his social platform X on Saturday. "Today, the America Party is formed to give you back your freedom."

"The way we’re going to crack the uniparty system is by using a variant of how Epaminondas shattered the myth of Spartan invincibility at Leuctra: Extremely concentrated force at a precise location on the battlefield," he added, referring to the historic Greek military leader known for precision tactics.

Musk, 54, has been a vocal critic of the massive GOP tax and spending overhaul that Trump signed into law Friday. The measure created an initial splinter between Trump and his former White House aide, but their rift has since shattered into a public back-and-forth about the future of American politics.

What Musk wants

The South African-born wealthiest man in the world can't become U.S. president, himself, under the Constitution, but he has displayed a willingness to put his financial heft behind his political views.

He was one of

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