‘Politically Homeless’ Sam Altman Is Sad With Democrats

Overlook fireworks and cookouts: Elon Musk and Sam Altman are spending their Fourth of July sharing their frustrations about US politics.

The rival tech billionaires every celebrated Independence Day with social-media posts during which they vented concerning the state of the 50 states.

Musk rekindled his concept of beginning a brand new political social gathering referred to as the “America Social gathering” in an X submit. This comes after a falling out between the Tesla CEO and his former ally, President Donald Trump.

“Independence Day is the proper time to ask if you need independence from the two-party (some would say uniparty) system!” Musk wrote on X.

Musk’s musings could have been prompted by Trump’s so-called “large, stunning invoice,” which the billionaire slammed as being filled with bloat.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman additionally expressed dissatisfaction with politics, particularly with the Democratic Social gathering. As soon as a Democratic mega-donor, Altman wrote on X that he is now “politically homeless.”

Altman’s missive began as a love letter to the US. “I am not large on identities, however I’m extraordinarily proud to be American,” he wrote. “That is true day-after-day, however particularly right now — I firmly consider that is the best nation ever on Earth.”

However do not count on Altman to host fundraisers for Democrats anytime quickly. The tech mogul stated he is a believer in “techno-capitalism,” the place wealth flows from innovation, entrepreneurship, and training. In his view, the Democratic Social gathering is now out of step with that mission.

“The Democratic social gathering appeared fairly aligned with it after I was 20, shedding the plot after I was 30, and utterly to have moved [sic] elsewhere at this level,” Altman wrote. The billionaire added that “I care a lot, far more about being American than any political social gathering.”

Altman’s shift could come as anti-billionaire sentiment amongst Democrats, together with New York Metropolis mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, is on the rise.

“I would fairly hear from candidates about how they will make everybody have the stuff billionaires have as a substitute of how they will remove billionaires,” Altman wrote.

Musk can be a former self-identifying Democrat who grew to become alienated from the social gathering and finally threw his help behind Republicans, culminating in his former management position in Trump’s DOGE challenge.

Regardless of his frustrations, Altman may not be a part of Musk’s America Social gathering, given their squabbles.

But when Altman and Musk do squash their beef, it may very well be due to this Fourth of July — and it will not be as a result of they’re grilling.