During the interview, which started after a 40-minute delay, Elon Musk and Donald Trump discussed an array of topics ranging from the Gaza War to the border issue with Mexico to "nuclear warming".
Tech mogul Elon Musk conducted his highly anticipated interview of former US President Donald Trump on Monday. During the interview, which saw a 40-minute delay, Musk and Trump discussed an array of topics ranging from the Gaza War to the border issue with Mexico.
The interview was live-streamed on social media platform X via listening space. Just as the interview was set to begin, users and the hosts Trump and Musk faced technical difficulties.
As per Elon Musk, X reportedly faced a massive Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack which caused significant disruptions. Musk also alleged a cyberattack and stated that the platform is working to "shut it down."
The interview begun with the former US President recalling the assassination attempt on his life in Butler, Pennsylvania last month. Trump recalled the close call and stated that it was "a miracle" that his supporters did not flee when gunshots were fired at during the MAGA rally.
Trump and Musk then began to discuss the border issue with Mexico at great length. The Republican candidate continued his anti-immigration stance and stated that he plans on going back to Butler and continuing where he left off. Trump was shot at during his segment on immigration and border crime.
During the interview, Trump took several jibes at the Biden administration and once again reiterated that if he was in power, the world would not be at the brink of war. Making claims similar to the CNN debate, the former president stated that "Putin, Kim Jong-Un wouldn't be a problem if I was here".
Meanwhile for the Gaza war, Trump stated that if he was in office, Hamas would have never attacked Israel and right now the situation would not be such that Israel is bracing for an attack from Iran.
Trump also took multiple digs at Kamala Harris, who is now the opposing candidate in the race to the White House. "Everything I did, she says she is doing it," stated Trump, calling the current Vice President as "fake".
Adding to the attacks against the opposition, Trump further alleged that a coup was organised in order to get Biden to drop out from the race. "I beat Biden so bad in the debate, he was forced out of the race - one of the greatest debate performances ever. Biden's exit, it was a coup." the 78-year-old said.
Trump also praised Russian President Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. - "I know Putin. I know President I know Kim Jong Un. They're at the top of their game; they're tough; they're smart; they're vicious — and they're going to protect their country."
Trump and Musk also discussed the topic of climate change and the threat it poses to human life. However, the conversation was directed towards a much bigger warning than global warming. In what appeared to be the first clash of the debate, Trump skipped addressing Musk's concerns about global warming and rising sea levels and stated that the bigger threat is "nuclear warming".
Trump then went on to inaccurately state that only five countries possess nuclear capabilities in the world. A total of nine countries have nuclear arsenals, namely - the US, UK, Israel, France, Russia, China, Pakistan, India and North Korea.
As the conversation hit a record high of 27 million listeners, Trump thanked Elon Musk for his endorsement. Stating that Musk's endorsement meant "much more than the others", Trump proceeded to praise the tech mogul for his work on social media and electric cars.