US President Donald Trump sharply criticized Elon Musk’s decision to launch a new political party, called the speed “ridiculous” and dismiss it as a distraction from the two-party system. Revuke came shortly after Musk announced the formation of “America Party”, which aimed to disturb what he calls the anchored Republican Democrat “Uniparty.”
Tensions escalate between Trump and Musk
The clash marks a remarkable shift in the relationship between the two former allies. Musk led the former Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) under Trump’s administration, a position aimed at cutting down on federal expenses. However, the alliance seems to have broken over political differences, especially Trump’s “big beautiful bill”, as Musk notes will increase the country’s debt by $ 5 trillion.
Trump said with journalists on Sunday before boarding Air Force One, “It’s always been a two-party system and I think starting a third party just adding the confusion.” Hours later, he posted Social Social that Musk had gone “out of the rails” accusing him of promoting an “electric vehicle mandate” that would have demanded that all Americans switch to EVs in a short timeframe.
Trump emphasized that his latest tax bill deliberately excluded incentives for electric vehicles and said that Americans should be free to choose gasoline -driven, hybrid or other new technologies without federal mandates, according to a report from BBC.
Musk sketching targets for america party
Musk has been open about its support to end EV tax deduction as long as the incentives for other industries such as oil and gas are also removed .. CEO has adopted this attitude for several years. Nor has he supported the idea of ​​a mandate that forces consumers to buy electric cars.
Musk also stated that the newly created America party will focus on congress races in 2025 and 2026 instead of fielding a short -term presidential candidate. In his post on X, Tesla and SpaceX CEO criticized both major parties for contributing to national debt. He also noted that the Department of Government Efficiency’s work will be useless if US debt is rising due to Trump’s big beautiful bill.
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