Elon Musk has provided former President Donald Trump a political platform on X with a recent interview, with both personalities claiming it to be the largest event on the social media's Spaces feature. However, it did not start as expected, as it experienced technical issues from when it launched and over 40 minutes into the supposed talk, with Musk claiming it was because of a DDoS attack.
The show started after quite some time, giving Trump an unfiltered political platform that aims to save his campaign, particularly after reportedly falling behind his opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris.
Elon Musk, Donald Trump X Spaces Interview Faced Tech Issues, Delay
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Shortly after announcing that X Spaces' special showcase of Elon Musk and Donald Trump going all in for their audio-only interview on the platform, listeners were surprised that only lobby music was playing. It was shortly announced by Musk that X was hit with a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, which resulted in more than 40 minutes of delay to the showcase.
The Spaces that Trump hosted on X on his famously-pardoned account saw 21.7 million users tuning in to the showcase, and it ran for a total of three hours, including the delay.
Despite the delay and upon its service going back to normal, Trump congratulated Musk, claiming that he broke "every record in the book" for the quick response.
Donald Trump Found an Unfiltered Political Platform on X
As the two began their talk, they touched on multiple controversial topics, with both benefitting from having no holds barred on X. Musk was able to squeeze information from Trump about the "assassination attempt" last July, with the former POTUS claiming that looking at an immigration chart "saved" his life.
Their talk moved forward regarding immigration in the country, with Musk wanting to tighten securities at US borders. Moreover, Trump talked about how Congo nationals who immigrated into the country are all "murderers."
Later on, Trump then talked negatively about his opponent in the upcoming Presidential elections, VP Kamala Harris, claiming that she is a "believer in being radical left," according to CNN. Trump also claimed that Biden was "illegally" removed from his reelection campaign to make way for his running mate.
Musk then regarded Trump as the "path to prosperity," while Harris was said to be the opposite.
Both Musk and Trump praised the other and their accomplishments throughout the interview.
Elon Musk and Donald Trump
Musk and Trump shared an up-and-down relationship throughout the years, with both throwing criticisms and praise towards one another. It is known that when Musk took over Twitter, he asked to give banned accounts "general amnesty" in a poll, to which it won, and shortly reinstated Trump's X account which the former POTUS did not immediately lose.
Both Musk and Trump also share the same ideology of "free speech" on the internet, centering on their freedom to discuss almost anything online, without restrictions or consequences.
The latest X Spaces interview by Musk on Trump touched on controversial issues, with both being unhinged with what they shared online, but only after the platform faced a massive technical problem which was regarded to be a DDoS attack.
