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Trump and Musk were formerly close allies<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

US President Donald Trump has hit out at former close ally Elon Musk over the multi-billionaire’s plan to launch a new political party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I think it’s ridiculous to start a third party,” said Trump, speaking to reporters on Sunday before boarding Air Force One. “It’s always been a two-party system and I think starting a third party just adds to the confusion.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After teasing the idea for weeks, Musk posted on X over the weekend that he had set up the America Party to challenge the Republican and Democratic “Uniparty”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump and Musk were formerly closeallies, with the Tesla boss leading the Department of Government Efficiency (Doge), which is tasked with helping to cut federal spending.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Musk has repeatedly criticised government policies that increase the US national debt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Sunday, he said that while the new party may back a presidential candidate at some point “the focus for the next 12 months is on the House and the Senate.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump also posted on his Truth Social platform on Sunday: “I am saddened to watch Elon Musk go completely ‘off the rails,’ essentially becoming a train wreck over the past five weeks.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The post took aim at Musk’spush for an “Electric Vehicle (EV) Mandate”, saying it would have “forced everyone to buy an electric car in a short period of time.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The president’s tax and spending plan<\/a>, which he signed into law on 4 July, ended tax breaks for electric vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He added that he had opposed Musk’s proposal for an EV mandate from the beginning, explaining the reasons for omitting such vehicles in the legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“People are now allowed to buy whatever they want – Gasoline Powered, Hybrids (which are doing very well), or New Technologies as they come about – No more EV Mandate.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The legislation includes increased spending for border security, defence and energy production, offset by controversial cuts to healthcare and food-support programmes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Musk floated the idea of a new political party online during his public spat with Trump as he repeatedly criticised his spending plans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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