Donald Trump blasts Elon Musk as a ‘TRAIN WRECK,’ saying ‘He’s lost control!’

US President Donald Trump on Sunday blasted former ally Elon Musk for launching a new political party, calling the move “ridiculous” and further escalating their growing feud.

Trump also labeled the SpaceX and Tesla CEO a “TRAIN WRECK” who had “gone off the rails” after Musk announced plans to challenge the existing US political system.

Once closely aligned, Musk and Trump worked side by side when Musk led the cost-cutting “Department of Government Efficiency.” However, their relationship soured over Trump’s massive tax and spending bill, which Musk opposed.

‘Ridiculous’

“I think it’s ridiculous to start a third party,” Donald Trump told reporters before he boarded Air Force One on his way back to Washington from his New Jersey golf club.

“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.

South Africa-born Musk announced on Saturday that he would create the so-called “America Party” to challenge what he called the United States’ “one-party system.”

Musk argues that the president’s massive domestic spending plan would dramatically increase the US debt, and he has pledged to do everything he can to unseat the lawmakers who supported it.

As the former head of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), where he led a major push to reduce federal spending and eliminate jobs, Musk compared Trump’s Republicans to their Democratic rivals in terms of excessive domestic spending.

“When it comes to bankrupting our country with waste & graft, we live in a one-party system, not a democracy,” Musk posted on X, the social media platform that he owns.

Musk gave few details of his plan and it was not clear whether he had registered the party with US electoral authorities, but it could cause Republicans headaches in the 2026 midterm elections – and beyond.

‘Saddened’

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.

“I am saddened to watch Elon Musk go completely ‘off the rails,’ essentially becoming a TRAIN WRECK over the past five weeks,” Trump posted.

“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.”

In a lengthy rant, Trump repeated his claim that Elon Musk turned against him because the spending bill cut subsidies for electric vehicles, affecting Musk’s company, Tesla.

Musk, however, maintained that he opposes the bill mainly because it increases the US fiscal deficit and national debt.

Earlier on Sunday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also criticized Musk’s move into politics, advising him to focus on running his companies instead.

Criticism

When asked by CNN if Musk’s plan bothered the Trump administration, Bessent offered thinly veiled criticism.

“I believe that the boards of directors at his various companies wanted him to come back and run those companies, which he is better at than anyone,” Bessent said.

“So I imagine that those board of directors did not like this announcement yesterday and will be encouraging him to focus on his business activities, not his political activities.”

Musk stepped down from DOGE in May to fully focus on his business ventures, as Tesla’s sales and public image took a hit during his short stint in Trump’s inner circle.

Trump gave him a flashy farewell in the Oval Office, hosting a bizarre ceremony where Musk, sporting a black eye, received a golden key to the White House from the president.

But within days, the two began trading harsh insults on social media after Musk publicly criticised Trump’s signature spending bill.

When asked on Sunday whether he would demand the golden key back, Trump declined to comment.