By Kate Nicholson
Donald Trump has called Elon Musk a 鈥渢rain wreck鈥 after his former 鈥淔irst Buddy鈥 announced he was launching his own political party.
The US president went on a lengthy rant about the world鈥檚 richest man and his ex-adviser last night, accusing Musk of going 鈥渃ompletely off the rails鈥 over the last five weeks.
It comes after the tech mogul behind electric vehicle company Tesla and social media platform X told his followers on Saturday: 鈥淭he America Party is formed to give you back your freedom.鈥
Musk also promised to 鈥渃rack the uniparty system鈥 in the States where the Republicans and the Democrats dominate.
The move was a major snub to Trump, considering Musk donated $288m to the Republican鈥檚 campaign and was rewarded with a job leading the new cost-cutting unit, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
But the pair came to blows just months into the new administration over Trump鈥檚 trade tariffs, triggering Musk鈥檚 messy exit from the White House in May.
And news of the billionaire鈥檚 new party evidently riled the president.
He posted on his own social media platform TruthSocial that such a group would create 鈥淐omplete and Total DISRUPTION & CHAOS鈥.
Trump added: 鈥淩epublicans, on the other hand, are a smooth running 鈥榤achine鈥 that just passed the biggest Bill of its kind in the History of our Country.鈥
The president鈥檚 鈥淏ig, Beautiful Bill鈥 passed last week complete with heavy tax breaks for the wealthy and spending cuts.
Musk has openly slammed the legislation over fears it will add huge amounts to the country鈥檚 deficit.
But Trump claimed the Tesla boss is just protesting the president鈥檚 decision to scrap Electric Vehicle mandate.
The president said: 鈥淚 have campaigned on this for two years and, quite honestly, when Elon gave me his total and unquestioned Endorsement, I asked him whether or not he knew that I was going to terminate the EV Mandate 鈥 It was in every speech I made, and in every conversation I had.
鈥淗e said he had no problems with that 鈥 I was very surprised!鈥
Trump, who has installed long-term loyalists and friends into positions of power across his administration, then criticised Musk 鈥 who also owns SpaceX 鈥 for suggesting one of his close mates runs NASA.
He said: 鈥淚 also thought it inappropriate that a very close friend of Elon, who was in the Space Business, run NASA, when NASA is such a big part of Elon鈥檚 corporate life.
鈥淢y Number One charge is to protect the American Public!鈥
Musk later reposted a screenshot of Trump鈥檚 lengthy post along with a mocked up response from a fan which imagined the Tesla boss responded: 鈥淚 ain鈥檛 reading all that. I鈥檓 happy for u tho. Or sorry that happened.鈥
The rant comes shortly after Trump threatened to 鈥渢ake a look鈥 at deporting Musk, who was born in South Africa, last week.
He also claimed that cost-cutters at DOGE may have to look into Musk鈥檚 own subsidies.
He said: 鈥淲e might have to put DOGE on Elon. DOGE is the monster that might have to go back and eat Elon, wouldn鈥檛 that be terrible?鈥