Elon Musk launches 'America Party', hints at election plans - Is he eligible to run for President?

Is Elon Musk eligible for 2028 Presidential bid?

Elon Musk, a former ally of US President Donald Trump, has launched his own America Party aimed at challenging the ‘one-party system,’ which Musk describes as "formed to give you back your freedom," following a strained relationship and public fallout with Trump.

Musk's announcement has raised questions about whether he plans to run for president in 2028 or who else might lead the new party. When a user on X asked him, "Midterms or 2028?" Musk replied, "Next year."

Musk has said in 2024 that he cannot be president beacuse of his 'African' birth.  He also said at the time, “My grandfather was American, but I was born in Africa, so I cannot be president.” While campaigning for the 2025 elections alongside Trump last year, Musk made his political ambitions clear when he said, “ I actually don’t want to be president. I want to build rockets and cars.”

Musk committed to working on government efficiency if Trump is re-elected. He said, “I’m hoping that we get President Trump elected, and then I’ll work hard on the Department of government efficiency.”

According to US constitution's Article II Section 1, Musk is not eligible to contest elections. The Article II, Section 1 of the US Constitution requires presidential candidates to be natural-born citizens, which legally disqualifies Musk from running for the nation’s highest office.

Musk posted a poll on US Independence Day in which he asked that whether respondents “want independence from the two-party (some would say uniparty) system" that has dominated US politics for some two centuries.

Around 1.2 million responses were received on this survey. “By a factor of 2 to 1, you want a new political party and you shall have it!" he posted on Saturday.