A day after billionaire Elon Musk announced the launch of a new political outfit called the ‘America Party’, United States President Donald Trump termed the move as “ridiculous”.
Trump also said that the tech billionaire has gone “completely off the rails”.
Musk, Trump’s one-time ally, said in a post on X Saturday that he had set up the “American Party” to compete against the Republican and Democratic parties.
“It’s ridiculous to start a third party. We have tremendous success with the Republican Party. The Democrats have lost their way, but it’s always been a two-party system. Third parties have never worked, so he can have fun with it, but I think it’s ridiculous,” Trump said.
It’s always been a two-party system, and I think starting a third party just adds to the confusion,” Trump said.
Trump posted further on his Truth Social platform, saying, “He even wants to start a Third Political Party, despite the fact that they have never succeeded in the United States – The System seems not designed for them. The one thing Third Parties are good for is the creation of Complete and Total DISRUPTION & CHAOS, and we have enough of that with the Radical Left Democrats, who have lost their confidence and their minds! Republicans, on the other hand, are a smooth running machine, that just passed the biggest Bill of its kind in the History of our Country,” he wrote.
The US President touted a landmark bill passed under his leadership that repealed the federal Electric Vehicle (EV) mandate, a policy shift that directly affects Tesla, Musk’s flagship company.
“It’s a great bill that eliminates the ridiculous EV mandate which would have forced everyone to buy an electric car. When Elon gave me his total and unquestioned endorsement, I asked him whether he knew I was going to terminate the EV mandate — he said he had no problem with that. I was very surprised,” he said.
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Musk announced on Saturday that he is establishing the “America Party” in response to Trump’s tax-cut and spending bill, which Musk said would bankrupt the country. “What the heck was the point of @DOGE if he’s just going to increase the debt by $5 trillion??” Musk wrote on X on Sunday, referring to the government downsizing agency he briefly led.
