Donald Trump issues blistering three-word attack on 'train wreck' Elon Musk
Donald Trump
has issued a blistering rant on Truth Social against former DOGE head
Elon Musk
on Sunday, calling him a "train wreck" and "off the rails." Trump's savage post comes days after Musk announced the creation of 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,"
Trump said
. "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," continued Trump. "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."
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"I am saddened to watch Elon Musk go completely 'off the rails,' essentially becoming a TRAIN WRECK over the past five weeks," Trump said in his post.
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"It is a Great Bill, but, unfortunately for Elon, it eliminates the ridiculous Electric Vehicle (EV) Mandate, which would have forced everyone to buy an Electric Car in a short period of time," added Trump. "I have been strongly opposed to that from the very beginning."
"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," wrote the president. "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."
According to Trump, Musk said "had no problems with that."
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According to Trump, Musk said "had no problems with that," which allegedly surprised him. "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," Trump added.
"Elon probably was, also," Trump remarked. "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."
According to Trump, Musk said "had no problems with that."
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Trump closed out the post by saying, "My Number One charge is to protect the American Public!" The rant comes after Musk announced that his party would enter the political ring during the 2026 midterms.
"The way we're going to crack the uniparty system is by using a variant of how Epaminondas shattered the myth of Spartan invincibility at Leuctra,"
wrote Musk
on X. "Extremely concentrated force at a precise location on the battlefield."
The rant comes after Musk announced that his party would enter the political ring during the 2026 midterms.
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It was then that
someone asked Musk
whether the party would appear in 2028 or the midterms. "Next year," the tech mogul replied. Musk's announcement comes one day after the Tesla CEO doubled down on comments about forming a new political party.
Earlier this week, Musk announced that he planned to form the 'America party', which could
result in a White House run at the next election
. It comes amid his row with
Donald Trump
over the president's spending policy bill, which Musk has dubbed as "utterly insane" and "destructive."
The tech billionaire has now asked his followers on X whether he should move forward with creating the party and also outlined how its creation could transform the American political system. "Independence Day is the perfect time to ask if you want independence from the two-party (some would say uniparty) system," he wrote.
He added: 'Should we create the America Party?' Must later described how US politics could be overhauled to make way for the party, saying: "One way to execute on this would be to laser-focus on just 2 or 3 Senate seats and 8 to 10 House districts.'
"Given the razor-thin legislative margins, that would be enough to serve as the deciding vote on contentious laws, ensuring that they serve the true will of the people," he added.
While sharing the results, which tallied 65.4% in the positive and 34.5% in the negative, Musk announced the official creation of the party. "By a factor of 2 to 1, you want a new political party and you shall have it," Musk said.
"When it comes to bankrupting our country with waste & graft, we live in a one-party system, not a democracy," he added. "Today, the America Party is formed to give you back your freedom."
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