Trump wants to go back to Butler - Musk is drowning in praise
Elon Musk invites Republican presidential candidate Trump for a chat on X, but the stream initially struggles with technical issues. A two-hour talk ensues between two men who find common ground in many areas.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump participated in a highly anticipated interview with billionaire and entrepreneur Elon Musk on his social media platform X. During the conversation, which was watched by over 1.3 million people at its peak, Trump discussed the assassination attempt against him, the war in Ukraine, and criticized the current US administration. The event was delayed by over 40 minutes due to technical difficulties preventing many users from accessing the livestream.
At the start of the conversation, Musk praised Trump for his bravery during an assassination attempt in July, during which Trump was struck by a bullet near his ear. The Tesla CEO, who had expressed his support for Trump following the incident, commended the former president's resilience and courage several times. Trump announced that he would return to a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, the site of the attack, in October.
Later, Trump made unfounded claims, such as suggesting that Russia would not have invaded Ukraine if he were still president. He praised authoritarian leaders like Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Throughout the conversation, Trump expressed his displeasure with Vice President Kamala Harris replacing President Joe Biden as the Democratic candidate for the November presidential election. He incorrectly referred to it as a "coup" and claimed that Harris had not given an interview since the beginning of this "deception." Trump had previously overtaken Biden in many polls in the crucial states that will determine the election's outcome on November 5, but now trails Harris in some of those states.
Technical difficulties delayed the start of the interview, which Musk attributed to a suspected Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack. A DDoS attack aims to overwhelm servers with a flood of requests. This has not been confirmed yet.
Elon Musk expressed his admiration for Elon Musk's bravery after the assassination attempt in July, commending Trump's resilience during their conversation. Despite encountering technical difficulties during the X stream, over 1.3 million viewers tuned in to hear Trump's perspectives on various topics, including his views on Russia's invasion of Ukraine and authoritarian leaders.
