The Latest: Trump interview with Elon Musk on X plagued by glitches
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are painting much different pictures as they meet with voters on the campaign trail around the country
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are painting much different pictures as they meet with voters on the campaign trail. Harris, by turns, is pushing “joy” — branding the Democratic ticket, which includes her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, “as joyful warriors.”
Trump, meanwhile, has promoted a gloomier view for Republicans, saying at a news conference last week that, “We have a lot of bad things coming up.”
Voters will hear more from both candidates and their running mates in the days ahead.
Trump was set to do a live interview Monday on X, the social platform from which he was banned for nearly two years following the Jan. 6, 2021, storming of the U.S. Capitol. But the interview has been plagued with technical issues with many users unable to access the conversation, receiving a message that read “Details not available.”
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Musk finally began speaking at 8:41 p.m. ET, saying a “massive attack” had “saturated” X’s lines.
Trump congratulated Musk “on breaking every record in the book tonight” with the number of people trying to get in to listen.
After blaming technical issues on a DDOS attack, Musk posted that the interview would “proceed with the smaller number of concurrent listeners at 8:30 ET” and an audio recording would be posted afterward.
The electronic elevator music has stopped, now silence. There are currently more than 900,000 people logged on to listen to Trump’s interview with Musk, according to an X tally. The
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