Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent had little to say about Elon Musk’s latest political venture, except that the former Trump adviser is unpopular. Bessent suggested that Musk’s “America Party” would hold little sway with voters,

Elon Musk’s surprise announcement of the "America Party" has deepened his rift with Donald Trump and drawn criticism from both political and business circles. A day after Musk revealed plans to launch the new party in response to Trump’s tax and spending legislation,

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent criticized Elon Musk 's new political party, saying the world's wealthiest man wasn't a popular part of the Trump administration. Asked about Musk's move, Bessent told CNN's Dana Bash that the ideas behind the administration's Department of Government Efficiency effort, also known as DOGE, were "very popular."