WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump launched a scathing attack on his former ally and Tesla CEO, Elon Musk, describing him as a “train wreck” who has gone completely “off the rails” over the past five weeks after Musk announced the formation of a new political party in the US, which he calls the “America Party.”
“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. 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! Republicans, on the other hand, are a smooth running “machine, ” that just passed the biggest Bill of its kind in the History of our Country, ” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Lauding his "One Big Beautiful Bill" which he recently signed into law, the US leader said that it is a “Great Bill” but, “unfortunately” for Musk, it eliminated the “ridiculous Electric Vehicle (EV) Mandate”, which would have forced everyone to buy an electric car in a short period of time.
Trump asserted that he has been strongly opposed to that from the very beginning, adding that 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.”
“I have campaigned on this for two years and, quite honestly, when Elon gave me his total and unquestioned Endorsement, I asked him whether or not he knew that I was going to terminate the EV Mandate - It was in every speech I made, and in every conversation I had. He said he had no problems with that - I was very surprised!, ” the US leader stated.
“Additionally, Elon asked that one of his close friends run NASA and, while I thought his friend was very good, I was surprised to learn that he was a blue blooded Democrat, who had never contributed to a Republican before. Elon probably was, also. I also thought it inappropriate that a very close friend of Elon, who was in the Space Business, run NASA, when NASA is such a big part of Elon’s corporate life. My Number One charge is to protect the American Public!, ” Trump added.
Earlier on Saturday, Musk accused both major parties of contributing to unchecked government spending and corruption, declaring that the country no longer functions as a democracy but as a unified political machine driven by waste and self-interest.
“America is being bankrupted by bipartisan waste and corruption. This is not democracy — it’s a one-party system in disguise, ” Musk wrote. “The America Party is formed to give you back your freedom.”