MAGA supporters could be "drawn to Musk's views about government spending, technology and trade," a political scientist told Newsweek.

U S President Donald Trump has hit out at former close ally Elon Musk over the multi-billionaire's plan to launch a new political party. "I am saddened to watch Elon Musk go completely 'off the rails,' essentially becoming a train wreck over the past five weeks," Trump posted on his Truth Social platform on Sunday.

Elon Musk, the single biggest Republican donor in the 2024 elections, says he wants to create a new political party to lower the US national debt, which currently stands at $37 trillion. After spending more than $290 million in 2024 to help elect President Donald Trump and secure a Republican majority in Congress,