Trump says it’s ridiculous for Musk to start a political party

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump and Elon Musk attend a press conference at the White House

MORRISTOWN, New Jersey (Reuters) -President Donald Trump said on Sunday that billionaire Elon Musk’s move to start a new U.S. political party is ridiculous and could add to confusion.

“I think it’s ridiculous to start a third party,” Trump told reporters before boarding Air Force One in Morristown, New Jersey. “Starting a third party just adds to confusion… He can have fun with it, but I think it’s ridiculous.”

(Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt and Nathan Howard; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)