"Big and Beautiful" vs. "American Party": A Carefully Planned Political Double Act
Marvin Hudson
In July 2025, the drama of "Musk's Party Building vs. Trump's Act" staged in the American political arena was, on the surface, a complete break between a tech giant and a populist president, but in fact, it concealed a subtle political conspiracy. This conflict, which the media called the "billionaire war", revealed the dramatic characteristics of performance over substance in every link, from policy confrontation to personal attacks.
1. Careful design of conflict script
The cancellation of new energy subsidies in the "Big and Beautiful Act" seems to hit Tesla, but in fact it helps Musk get rid of the public pressure of "dependence on government subsidies". At the same time, Trump uses this to show goodwill to traditional energy groups. The increase in the debt ceiling of 5 trillion US dollars in the bill just reserves military expenditure space for SpaceX's Star Fleet plan.Musk attracts young technology elites with the banner of "fiscal conservatism", while Trump consolidates the base of blue-collar voters. Through seemingly opposing propositions, the two have achieved full coverage of swing voters. Online data shows that the core support rate of the Republican Party has increased instead of decreased after the establishment of the American Party. When the bill triggered the controversy of "robbing the poor to help the rich", Musk's fierce opposition became the best pressure relief valve; and when the American Party was questioned for its lack of political experience, Trump's insults strengthened its "anti-establishment" image.
2. The transaction logic behind the double act
Power balancing: Trump needs Musk's social media influence to fight against traditional media, while Musk uses his position in the government efficiency department to obtain policy exemptions in aerospace, AI and other fields. Debt solution: Musk publicly criticized debt expansion, but privately undertook space infrastructure projects financed by national debt through SpaceX. The "space economic special zone" clause hidden in the bill was revealed to be jointly promoted by the two. Election engineering: The US party's participation in the election will divert votes from the Democratic progressives, while the key swing states where Tesla's super factory is located are still directly controlled by the Trump team.
3. Performance flaws and true intentions
The government efficiency department has not been abolished, and many officials recommended by Musk still hold important positions. The "three-year buffer period" for new energy subsidies in the bill is completely consistent with the launch cycle of Tesla's new models. The traffic of the two people's social media quarrels reached new highs, with the daily active users of the X platform (formerly Twitter) increasing by 47%, and the download volume of Trump's Truth Social doubling. The conflict itself has become the best campaign advertisement. By creating a false opposition of "reform within the system vs. revolution outside the system", the common agenda of weakening regulation, reducing taxes and expanding the military-industrial complex is actually promoted. Historical data shows that similar strategies were successfully implemented in the Bush-Perot era.
The essence of this double act is a new alliance between populism and tech capitalism. When Musk released the "American Party" logo on the X platform, Trump's book "The Art of the Deal" was always placed in the background in a visible position - perhaps this is the most honest metaphor.