The highly anticipated interview between Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) CEO Elon Musk and former President Donald Trump was delayed by 44 minutes due to an apparent massive Distributed Denial-of-Service (DDoS) attack on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Despite the disruption, the event reached unprecedented levels, with over 1.3 million listeners tuning in. Trump lauded Musk for “breaking every record in the book tonight,” as the overwhelming demand flooded the platform.
The Conversation Started With Trump’s ‘Fight’ Response
Tesla CEO’s first question to the former President was about the Jul. 13 assassination attempt on Trump. He asked Trump about the assassination attempt at his Pennsylvania rally last month.
“I didn’t know I had that much blood,” Trump said, of the shooting, while also saying it was the “best alternative you could think about” as he wasn’t more gravely injured.
“If I had not turned my head, we wouldn’t have been talking right now,” says Trump
During the conversation, Trump announced that he is going back to Butler.
The former President jokingly said that he’ll kick off his next speech in Butler with, “As I was saying…”
Musk chimed in, “Before you were rudely interrupted.”
Trump Attacked VP Kamal Harris’s No Tax On Tips Policy
During the conversation, the Republican presidential candidate attacked his Democratic opponent saying Vice President Kamala Harris is replicating his no tax on tips policy.
He also accused Harris and the government of hiring 88,000 IRS agents to go after waitresses and caddies.
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Former President Attacks Harris On Immigration
After Musk repeatedly tried to steer the conversation toward immigration, Trump jumped into the conversation and attacked Harris on the subject. He said Harris has denied being the border czar, but immigrants are entering the U.S. from “all over the world.”
Musk referred to his own background as a legal immigrant and emphasized the need for streamlining immigration. “Most of the illegal immigrants are hard-working people,” said Musk but some are not.
“They won’t do anything” on immigration said Trump. The ex-president claimed Harris was more incompetent than Biden on immigration.
He added saying, “We’re going to have to largest deportation in history.”
During the conversation, Trump also claimed that Harris had never visited the relevant portion of the border.
The Tesla CEO also spoke about his visit to the border saying he saw a stream of people coming to the U.S. but most of them “didn’t look super friendly.”
“These countries are getting rid of their non-productive workers,” said Trump in response.
Trump Addresses Biden’s Withdrawal From The 2024 Race
Trump once again expressed regret over President Biden’s withdrawal, as he had clearly hoped for an election rematch with him.
“This was a coup of the President of the United States,” stated Trump, referring to Harris taking Biden’s place as the Democratic candidate.
The Former President Calls For An Iron Dome
“We are in a very bad position,” Trump said about Ukraine, adding, “A smart president could have stopped that.” He warned that the conflict, along with tensions in the Middle East, could lead to World War III.
Musk echoed the concern, stating that people “underrate the risk of World War III.” He emphasized that a global nuclear war would mean “game over” for humanity.
Trump proposed building an Iron Dome to protect the country from such threats, saying, “Why shouldn’t we have an Iron Dome? Israel has one.” He was referring to Israel’s missile defense system, designed to intercept and destroy short-range weapons.
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