'Never heard of it': Elon Musk's nonchalant swipe at Donald Trump's ‘America Party' rant on Truth Social; netizens remind him
Donald Trump
after the US president lashed out over Musk's newly launched "America Party." With a smirk-worthy 'What's Truth Social?' Musk played down Trump's attack, but the internet wasn't having it.
Netizens piled on, reminding Musk exactly what Trump's platform is, as the tech titan and the president's feud took a fresh, viral twist.
"What's Truth Social? Never heard of it," Musk said, responding to a post on X which posted the screenshot of Donald Trump's long Truth Social rant against his ex-ally Musk.
In his post, Trump called Musk a "train wreck" who had gone "completely off the rails" over the "past five weeks".
"I am saddened to watch Elon Musk go completely 'off the rails,' essentially becoming a TRAIN WRECK over the past five weeks," Trump said.
He further went on to call out Musk's newly launched "America Party" saying that the US political system wasn't build to make a third party succeed. "He even wants to start a Third Political Party, despite the fact that they have never succeeded in the United States - The System seems not designed for them.
The one thing Third Parties are good for is the creation of Complete and Total DISRUPTION & CHAOS, and we have enough of that with the Radical Left Democrats, who have lost their confidence and their minds!" Trump said.
Meanwhile, netizens were quick to remind Musk about Truth Social, a platform he's commented on several times before. "Elon Musk says he's never heard of Truth Social. However, he has made several posts in the past about President Trump's Truth Social posts," said Trump ally Laura Loomer.
Another user posted a screenshot of Musk's 2022 X post where he was comparing Truth Social's performance on Apple Store against Twitter and TikTok.
Musk, once a major donor to Trump's 2024 campaign, parted ways with the president after spearheading cost-cutting measures as head of the Department of Government Efficiency.
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