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president Donald Trump Slammed former first friend Elon Musk for joining the third party, saying the parties “never worked” and also called the move “absurd”.
Trump spoke with reporters before boarding Air Force 1 in Bedminster, New Jersey, when he was asked about Musk’s move to start a third-party move.
“I think it’s ridiculous to build a third party,” Trump said from the apron. “We have had a huge success with the Republican side. Democrats get lostbut this has always been a two-party system and I think it’s just confusing to start with third parties.
“It does seem to be developed for both parties,” the president continued. “The third party has never worked. So he can have fun, but I think it’s ridiculous.”
President Trump said Elon Musk’s move to host a third party was “ridiculous” when Elon Musk spoke to reporters on July 6, 2025. (Fox News)
Musk announces A new party called the American Party was launched on his social media platform X on Saturday.
Entrepreneurs say the party’s formation is a direct response to a corrupt political institution that no longer represents the American people.
The news comes after a viral poll on X on July 4, Musk asked voters whether they want to be independent of what he calls a “bipartisan (some would say Uniparty) system.”
Elon Musk received the golden key to President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. on May 30, 2025. (Reuters/Nathan Howard)
More than 1.2 million votes were voted, with 65.4% of the vote saying “yes”.
“In a 2-1 ratio, you want a new party and you will have it,” Musk announced Saturday. “We live in a one-party system, not a democracy when bankruptcy with waste and grafting. Today, the American Party is formed to restore you to freedom.”
The move comes after signing the Big and Beautiful Act at the White House on Friday.
The huge $3.3 trillion legislation includes tax cuts, infrastructure spending and stimulus, and has drawn criticism from fiscal conservatives and liberals. Although Musk did not mention the bill directly in his position as a U.S. party, the timing shows that the friction between billionaires and the president is rising. Musk had previously warned that unrestricted spending on both sides threatens the long-term health of the economy.
Trump is not interested in talking to Musk: “Elon has completely lost it”
Elon Musk on Saturday’s X. AP/Jose Luis Magana)
According to Musk’s post, the new party will target some key seats in Congress. The goal is to create a swing group that is strong enough to maintain balance of strength and to stop Musk from the worst oversight that Republicans and Democrats have been considered the worst.
The third party has Traditionally, the system has had a tough time in American politics because it was built for two dominant parties. With the help of the Election Academy, winners’ full-time elections and strict voting visit laws, outsiders cannot compete meaningfully. Even if a third-party candidate catches fire, it rarely lasts until one election cycle.
One of the biggest third-party efforts in recent history is Ross Perot’s 1992 game.
He received nearly 19% of the vote as an independent vote, but did not win a college vote in one election. It was the closest third-party candidate to the White House after President Teddy Roosevelt’s 1912 matchup against his famous Bulls Moose party against his Protégé William Howard Taft.
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Others, such as Ralph Nader No third-party candidates Already close to winning the presidency.
Jasmine Baehr of Fox News Digital contributed to the report.
