Trump says Musk is ‘off the rails’ and calls his new political party ‘ridiculous’

US president railed against his former adviser online after tech billionaire said he will start and bankroll America party

Donald Trump called Elon Musk's decision to start and bankroll a new US political party ridiculous" on Sunday. Third parties have never worked, so he can have fun with it but I think it's ridiculous," the president told reporters traveling with him back to the White House from his New Jersey golf club.

He then elaborated, at great length, in a post on his social media platform, Truth Social. I am saddened to watch Elon Musk go completely off the rails,' essentially becoming a TRAIN WRECK over the past five weeks," the president wrote. He even wants to start a Third Political Party, despite the fact that they have never succeeded in the United States".