President Donald Trump delivered a sharp rebuke to Elon Musk’s newly announced “America Party,” dismissing the billionaire’s political ambitions as “ridiculous” and a threat to the stability of America’s two-party system. Speaking to reporters on Sunday, Trump emphasized the Republican Party’s overwhelming success under his leadership and warned that third-party movements only serve to divide conservatives and hand power to the radical left.
“I think it’s ridiculous to start a third party,” Trump declared. “We have a tremendous success with the Republican Party. The Democrats have lost their way, but it’s always been a two-party system, and I think starting a third party just adds confusion.” The president pointed to history as proof, stating that third parties have “never worked” and concluding, “So, he can have fun with it, but I think it’s ridiculous.”
Trump’s remarks come just hours after Musk formally filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission to establish his “America Party,” headquartered at SpaceX’s offices in Hawthorne, California. Despite Musk’s claims that the party will represent the “80% in the middle” by focusing on centrist policies like debt reduction and deregulation, critics—including Trump—see it as a self-serving vanity project. The liberal media, ever eager to undermine conservative unity, has largely ignored Musk’s glaring conflicts of interest, including his reliance on government subsidies for Tesla and SpaceX.
The tension between Trump and Musk has been escalating for weeks. In early June, Musk criticized Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill legislation, prompting the president to fire back by calling Musk a “big-time drug addict” and referencing his alleged ketamine use. Trump also threatened to cut federal contracts for Musk’s companies, a move that sent Tesla’s stock plummeting. Musk retaliated with baseless claims about Trump’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein and even floated the idea of decommissioning SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft—a threat he later walked back.
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While the liberal media fawns over Musk’s political theatrics, they ignore the real story: Trump’s unwavering commitment to protecting America’s constitutional framework. The president understands that third-party distractions only benefit the Democrats, who are desperate to cling to power despite their failing policies. Trump’s leadership has solidified the GOP as the sole bulwark against leftist extremism, and Musk’s ego-driven venture risks fracturing that unity.