I think Washington needs to be overhauled 100%, but I just don’t think a third party is going to do it,” DeSantis said.

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) showered formed Department of Government Efficiency leader Elon Musk with praise on Monday. The post Ron DeSantis Showers Elon Musk With Praise Amid Feud With Trump — But Warns Against Third Party Gambit first appeared on Mediaite.

At an event Monday, the governor held forth on the possibility of Elon Musk’s new political party and spoke on the deadly floods in Texas. In the past few weeks, he’s commented numerous times on the New York City mayoral primary election and the Democratic nominee, Zohran Mamdani.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) warned Monday that Elon Musk’s formation of a third party would dampen Republicans’ forecast in midterm elections. After weeks of feuding with President Trump over the tax and spending megabill’s electric vehicle credit rollbacks and an increase in the national debt,

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says Elon Musk should drop his plan for a new "America Party" and instead use his money and clout to force fiscal reforms inside the GOP.

Musk said on Saturday that he was starting the “America Party” after Trump signed his signature bill of tax breaks and spending cuts. The bill was criticized by Musk and fiscal hawks for raising the national deficit, while it was criticized by Democrats for its massive cuts to Medicaid.