Trump Dismisses Musk's Political Ambitions As 'ridiculous' In Sharp Rebuke

President Donald Trump slammed erstwhile first buddy Elon Musk for starting a 3rd governmental party, saying specified parties person "never worked" while besides calling nan move "ridiculous."

Trump said pinch reporters earlier boarding Air Force 1 successful Bedminster, New Jersey, erstwhile he was asked astir Musk’s move to commencement a 3rd party.

"I deliberation it’s ridiculous to commencement a 3rd party," Trump said from nan tarmac. "We person a tremendous occurrence pinch nan Republican Party. The Democrats person mislaid their way, but it’s ever been a two-party system, and I deliberation starting a 3rd statement conscionable adds to confusion.

"It really seems to person been developed for 2 parties," nan president continued. "Third parties person ne'er worked. So, he tin person nosy pinch it, but I deliberation it’s ridiculous."

ELON MUSK LAUNCHES ‘AMERICA PARTY’ AFTER TRUMP SIGNS HISTORIC SPENDING BILL: 'WASTE & GRAFT'

President Trump said Elon Musk's move to commencement a 3rd governmental statement is "ridiculous," while speaking to reporters connected July 6, 2025. (Fox News)

Musk announced nan launching of a caller governmental statement called nan "America Party" connected his societal media level X connected Saturday.

The entrepreneur called nan statement of nan statement a nonstop consequence to a corrupt governmental constitution that nary longer represents nan American people.

The announcement followed a viral July 4 canvass connected X, wherever Musk asked whether voters wanted independency from what he called nan "two-party (some would opportunity uniparty) system."

ELON MUSK SAYS US IS RULED BY 'PORKY PIG PARTY' AS TRUMP DEFENDS HIS VISION AGAINST FORMER ALLY'S CRITICISM

Elon Musk receives a aureate cardinal from President Donald Trump successful nan Oval Office astatine nan White House successful Washington, D.C., May 30, 2025.  (Reuters/Nathan Howard)

Over 1.2 cardinal votes were cast, pinch 65.4% saying "yes."

"By a facet of 2 to 1, you want a caller governmental statement and you shall person it," Musk posted Saturday. "When it comes to bankrupting our state pinch discarded & graft, we unrecorded successful a one-party system, not a democracy. Today, nan America Party is formed to springiness you backmost your freedom."

The move came conscionable aft Trump signed nan "big, beautiful bill" into rule Friday astatine nan White House.

The sweeping $3.3 trillion authorities includes taxation cuts, infrastructure spending and stimulus measures and has drawn disapproval from fiscal conservatives and libertarians. Though Musk did not reference nan measure straight successful his America Party posts, nan timing suggests rising clash betwixt nan billionaire and nan president. Musk has antecedently warned that unchecked spending by some parties threatens nan semipermanent wellness of nan economy.

TRUMP NOT INTERESTED IN TALKING TO MUSK: 'ELON'S TOTALLY LOST IT'

Elon Musk announced nan statement of a 3rd governmental statement called nan "America Party" connected Saturday successful a station connected X. (AP/Jose Luis Magana)

The caller party, according to Musk’s posts, will target a fewer cardinal seats successful Congress. The extremity is to create a plaything bloc powerful capable to clasp nan equilibrium of powerfulness and artifact what Musk sees arsenic nan worst excesses of some Republicans and Democrats.

Third parties have traditionally had a difficult clip gaining crushed successful American authorities arsenic nan strategy is built for 2 ascendant parties. With nan Electoral College, winner-take-all elections and strict ballot entree laws, outsiders cannot meaningfully compete. Even erstwhile a third-party campaigner catches fire, it seldom lasts beyond a azygous predetermination cycle.

One of nan biggest third-party efforts successful caller history was Ross Perot’s 1992 run. 
He earned astir 19% of nan celebrated ballot arsenic an independent but didn’t triumph a azygous Electoral College vote. It was nan closest a third-party campaigner sewage to nan White House aft President Teddy Roosevelt's famed Bull Moose Party tally successful 1912 against his onetime protégé, William Howard Taft.

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Others, for illustration Ralph Nader, person tried pinch nan Green Party, and Gary Johnson pinch nan Libertarian Party, but no third-party candidate has travel adjacent to winning nan presidency.

Fox News Digital’s Jasmine Baehr contributed to this report.