Elon Musk, left, shakes hands with President Donald Trump at the finals for the NCAA wrestling championship, March 22, 2025, in Philadelphia.

Donald Trump has called Elon Musk a “train wreck” after his former “First Buddy” announced he was launching his own political party.

The US president went on a lengthy rant about the world’s richest man and his ex-adviser last night, accusing Musk of going “completely off the rails” 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: “The America Party is formed to give you back your freedom.”

Musk also promised to “crack the uniparty system” 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’s 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

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