US President Donald Trump and Tesla billionaire Elon Musk have reignited their public feud after Musk announced plans to create a new political party.
Musk, who recently broke ties with Trump, made the declaration on Saturday via his social media platform X, shortly after the president’s controversial tax cut and spending bill passed through Congress.
“When it comes to bankrupting our country with waste & graft, we live in a one-party system, not a democracy,” Musk posted. “Today, the America Party is formed to give you back your freedom.”
Trump, speaking to reporters on Sunday, dismissed the idea of a third party as “ridiculous.”
“I think starting a third party just adds to confusion,” he said. “It really seems to have been developed for two parties. Third parties have never worked, so he can have fun with it, but I think it’s ridiculous.”
The president also lashed out on Truth Social, writing:
“I am saddened to watch Elon Musk go completely ‘off the rails,’ essentially becoming a TRAIN WRECK over the past five weeks. He even wants to start a Third Political Party, despite the fact that they have never succeeded in the United States.”
Trump and Musk began Trump’s second term as close allies, with Musk appointed as a “special government employee” in charge of the newly created Department of Government Efficiency. But Musk left the administration in May and soon after began criticizing Trump’s massive spending bill, calling it a betrayal of fiscal responsibility.
The two also clashed over Trump’s decision to end electric vehicle subsidies and his rejection of Musk’s associate Jared Isaacman to lead NASA — citing a conflict of interest given Musk’s own space ventures.
Musk fired back at Trump’s Truth Social post by mocking it, writing: “What’s Truth Social?” and questioned the president’s priorities: “What the heck was the point of @DOGE if he’s just going to increase the debt by $5 trillion??”
While Musk has repeatedly threatened to launch his America Party, it remains unclear if he has filed the necessary paperwork with the Federal Election Commission.
He has indicated the party would aim to win “just 2 or 3 Senate seats and 8 to 10 House districts,” enough to sway key votes in Congress. Musk likened the strategy to ancient military tactics, saying it would use “extremely concentrated force at a precise location.”
Musk also hinted that backing a presidential candidate in 2028 is “not out of the question,” but for now, the party’s focus will remain on congressional races over the next 12 months.
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