Trump responded to Musk's establishment of a new political party: This behavior is ridiculous.
Trump tweeted on the Truth Social platform that he didn't mind Musk turning against him, but thought Musk "should have done it months ago". Trump highlighted a bill under consideration in Congress, calling it "one of the greatest bills ever" that would cut spending by $1.60 trillion and provide "the biggest tax cut ever". He warned that failure to pass would result in a 68% tax increase and "worse". Trump said: "I'm not the one who caused this mess, I'm just here to fix it."