Donald Trump, the former US president returned to the microblogging site X (formerly Twitter) for a live interview with the platform’s owner, Elon Musk. Musk described the interview as a “live conversation” that was ‘unscripted’ and touched on a variety of topics and guaranteed an exciting exchange.  

Additionally, Musk has urged X users to submit their own questions, to give the event a more interactive feel.   

The conversation was a significant event, as it was Trump’s high-profile comeback to X, following his Twitter suspension in 2021, due to the Capitol riots. Elon Musk has been a prominent supporter of Trumps’ candidacy for the U.S. presidency. His bold step of inviting the former president on his platform, has drew considerable public attention.  

What Happened During the Interview? 

Moments prior to the interview, Trump shared a link of the scheduled interview to the X spaces. However, by 8:30 the event had not begun, although over 700,00 users had already joined. The conversation finally began at 8:42 pm.  

Musk later posted on the platform, addressing a large-scale distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. This error occurs when the platform crashes with an excessive amount of useless traffic.  

A Recap of the Interview 

Here are some of the highlights from the two-hour long conversation.  

• Trump declared plans to return to Butler in October, Pennsylvania, where he was the target of an assassination. Trump further described the incident, stating, “I knew immediately that it was a bullet. I knew immediately that it was at the ear. For those people who don’t believe in God, I think we all have to start thinking about that.” 

• Trump stated that if he becomes President in November, US will see the largest deportation of the history.  

• Trump also showed concerns about AI, pointing that it uses a lot of electricity. He began by mentioning that Musk is a “big fan” of AI and that AI would require twice as much energy as the nation’s current production.  

• He further shared his plans to develop an Iron Dome defense system to protect the country from foreign threats. Additionally, mentioning that he will eliminate the US Department of Education and “move education back to the states.” 

• Trump highlighted his connections with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, describing them as “smart and vicious.” He further claimed, “I dominated Biden in the debate, that he was forced to withdraw from the race -one of the greatest debate performances ever. Biden’s exit was a coup.” 

• Trump also criticized Kamala Harris for avoiding in-depth interviews after becoming presidential nominee of Democratic Party. He compared her strategy to his, and claimed, “It’s nice to have a forum like this.” 

Following the wrap of the event, Musk promised to release the unedited audio version of the interview.  

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