{"id":2456158,"date":"2025-07-06T18:36:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-06T22:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-trashes-musks-america-party-as-ridiculous-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-07-06T18:37:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-06T22:37:06","slug":"trump-trashes-musks-america-party-as-ridiculous-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-trashes-musks-america-party-as-ridiculous-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump trashes Musk\u2019s \u2018America Party\u2019 as \u2018ridiculous\u2019 &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-trashes-musks-america-party-as-ridiculous-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2456158&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>In a recent statement, President Donald Trump criticized Elon Musk&#8217;s proposal to form a new political party called the &#8220;america Party,&#8221; dismissing it as &#8220;ridiculous.&#8221; Trump expressed doubt that a third party could effectively challenge the established two-party system in the U.S. He emphasized the success of the Republican Party and noted that third parties historically create confusion rather than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-put-a-price-on-woke-capital-christopher-rufo-explains-game-plan-for-fighting-radical-corporations\/\" title=\"\u2018We Put A Price On Woke Capital\u2019: Christopher Rufo Explains Game Plan For Fighting Radical Corporations\">meaningful political change<\/a>. This comment followed Musk&#8217;s declaration, which was sparked by a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >poll indicating notable public support<\/a> for the &#8220;America Party,&#8221; aiming to reclaim freedom for citizens. Musk&#8217;s vision includes influencing key congressional races to ensure depiction aligns more closely with the people&#8217;s will.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump trashes Musk&rsquo;s &lsquo;America Party&rsquo; as &lsquo;ridiculous&rsquo;<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2165127\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a> voiced his opposition to <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk<\/a>&lsquo;s formation of a third party, dubbed the &ldquo;America Party,&rdquo; slamming it as a &ldquo;ridiculous&rdquo; idea following Republican successes in the 2024 election cycle and the passing of his signature tax and spending bill late last week.<\/p>\n<p>Musk, a former top adviser to Trump before a public fallout over the &ldquo;big, beautiful bill&rdquo; all but severed the relationship, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3463597\/musk-signals-formation-of-america-party-following-x-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"announced\">announced<\/a> he would be starting the &ldquo;America Party&rdquo; on Saturday after an X poll showed a majority of respondents in favor of it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3463856\/kevin-hassett-roulette-wheel-better-history-than-cbo\/\">Kevin Hassett claims roulette wheel has &#8216;better history&#8217; than CBO<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3463846\/bessent-doge-popular-musk-not-new-america-party-trump-bill\/\">Bessent says DOGE, not Musk, was popular in taunt of ex-Trump adviser&#8217;s new &#8216;America Party&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3463738\/trump-major-disaster-declaration-aid-texas-floods-response\/\">Trump signs major disaster order in wake of &lsquo;unimaginable&rsquo; Texas floods<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump gave his first public response to the news in <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Acyn\/status\/1941975770198589498\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"remarks\">remarks<\/a> to reporters on Sunday afternoon in New Jersey, casting doubt on any real threat it poses to the the U.S.&rsquo;s &ldquo;two-party system.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it&rsquo;s ridiculous to start a third party. We have a tremendous success with the Republican Party. The Democrats have lost their way, but it&rsquo;s always been a two-party system, and I think starting a third party just adds to confusion. It really seems to have been developed for two parties. Third parties have never worked, so he can have fun with it but I think it&rsquo;s ridiculous,&rdquo; the president said.<\/p>\n<p>Despite Trump&rsquo;s dismissal, Musk&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/elonmusk\/status\/1941119099532378580\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"poll \">poll<\/a> saw nearly two-thirds of respondents vote in favor of his &ldquo;America Party&rdquo; proposal, which he said would now be formed &ldquo;to give you back your freedom.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3463597\/musk-signals-formation-of-america-party-following-x-poll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"MUSK SIGNALS FORMATION OF 'AMERICA PARTY' FOLLOWING X POLL\">MUSK SIGNALS FORMATION OF &lsquo;AMERICA PARTY&rsquo; FOLLOWING X POLL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Musk has suggested that goals for a hypothetical &ldquo;America Party&rdquo; are small gains in Congress amid a time of small majorities, specifically targeting two to three Senate races as well as eight to 10 House elections.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Given the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-digs-in-on-new-political-party-threat-after-tax-bill-passage\/\" title=\"Elon Musk digs in on new political ... threat after tax bill passage\">razor-thin legislative margins<\/a>, that would be enough to serve as the deciding vote on contentious laws, ensuring that they serve the true will of the people,&rdquo; he explained.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2165127\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2165127\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump criticizes Musk&#8217;s &#8220;America Party&#8221; as &#8220;ridiculous.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2456159,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/trump-trashes-america-party-ridiculous.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[58332,4250,5894,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2456158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-america-party","tag-musk","tag-politics","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/trump-trashes-america-party-ridiculous.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456158","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2456158"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456158\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2456162,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2456158\/revisions\/2456162"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2456159"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2456158"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2456158"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2456158"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}