Source: Al Jazeera [Qatari state media]
“United States President Donald Trump has slammed former ally Elon Musk’s launching of a new political party as ‘ridiculous,’ deepening the Republican’s feud with the man who was once his biggest backer. The world’s richest man was almost inseparable from Trump as he headed the cost-cutting Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), but they fell out hard over the president’s ‘big beautiful’ tax and spending mega-bill. … ‘It’s always been a two-party system, and I think starting a third party just adds to confusion. Third parties have never worked. So he can have fun with it, but I think it’s ridiculous,’ he said. … In a sign of how sensitive the issue could be for Trump, he took to his Truth Social network while still on Air Force One to double down on his assault on Musk.” (07/07/25)
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/7/trump-slams-ex-ally-musks-political-party-as-ridiculous