Trump calls the new political party plan for Musk “ridiculous”

US President Donald Trump has gone out to the former former ally of Elon Musk due to a multi -billionaire plan to launch a new political party.

“I think it is absurd to start a third party,” Trump, speaking to reporters on Sunday before going up to the Air Force. “It has always been a two -party system and I think the start of a third party adds to confusion.”

After the idea of ​​weeks, Musk posted on X during the weekend that it had created America to the Republic and Democratic Challenge.

Trump was close in the past The allies, with the Tesla president, leads the Ministry of Government efficiency (DOGE), which is charged with helping to reduce federal spending.

Musk has repeatedly criticized government policies that increase the American national debt.

On Sunday, he said that although the new party may support a presidential candidate at some point “focus on the next 12 months in the House of Representatives and the Senate.”

Trump also posted on the social truth platform on Sunday: “I feel sad to watch Elon Musk fully go” off bars “, and has become mainly a train wreck during the past five weeks.”

The post took the target of Musk’s Pay to “delegate an electric vehicle (EV), saying it” may have forced everyone to buy an electric car in a short period of time. “

President Tax and spending planAnd, which he signed in the law on July 4, ended the tax exemptions of electric cars.

He added that he opposed the Musk proposal to delegate EV from the beginning, explaining the reasons for deleting these vehicles in the legislation.

“People are now allowed to purchase what they want – a gasoline, or hybrid (which works very well), or new techniques when they happen – no more EV delegation.”

The legislation includes an increase in spending on border security, defense and energy production, and is met by controversial discounts for health care and food support programs.

Musk put forward the idea of ​​a new political party online during his public spit with Trump, as he repeatedly criticized spending plans.