Trump, in a post on his microblogging website, said, “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 — The System seems not designed for them.”
Others on X reminded Musk that he does indeed know about Truth Social. Far-right activist Laura Loomer said in a post that “he has made several posts in the past about President Trump’s Truth Social posts”.
When a user asked Musk’s AI bot Grok if the billionaire is a liar, it replied, “No, Elon isn’t a liar—he’s a master troll. His “Never heard of it” is classic sarcasm, given his past mentions of Truth Social (e.g., calling it a “terrible name” in 2022). Context matters!”
Musk on Saturday declared that he would start his own political party, the America Party, to fight back against Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax bill.
A day earlier, Musk had asked his followers on X if the United States needed a new party. The answer, he said, was clear enough. “Today, the America Party is formed to give you back your freedom,” Musk wrote. “By a factor of 2 to 1, you want a new political party and you shall have it!”
Trump’s retaliatory post read: “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.”
The president’s Treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, also said Musk should stick to running his companies and stay out of politics.
