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Donald Trump returned to X and Elon Musk greeted him with open arms

Headline from Poynter, from the development of Aug 12, 2024

Newest development Aug 14, 2024 · 3 reportsTrump campaign claims a billion people listened to his Elon Musk interview

In an ‘interview’ delayed due to technical glitches Monday night, Musk teed up Trump to say pretty much whatever he wanted

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    Donald Trump returned to X and Elon Musk greeted him with open arms

    Headline from Poynter ·

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    Trump campaign claims a billion people listened to his Elon Musk interview

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  1. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Musk to interview Trump on X, as Harris reshapes presidential race (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Donald Trump announced the interview with Elon Musk on Truth Social last week.

  2. The Guardian

    US election live: Donald Trump to join Elon Musk on X for virtual interview (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Republican nominee, who has lost momentum as Kamala Harris has surged, to speak with Tesla boss in special event

  3. Forbes

    How Elon Musk Wants To Pull In Votes For Trump In 2024—As He’s Set To Interview Former President Today (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Musk will interview Trump on X Monday at 8 p.m. EDT.

  4. NPR

    Tonight, Elon Musk is set to interview Donald Trump live on X (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Trump has famously been almost entirely off X since early 2021. But he has agreed to do an interview with X CEO Elon Musk.

  5. New York Post

    Trump’s interview with Elon Musk on X live updates: Ex-prez set to sitdown with billionaire (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Donald Trump will be interviewed by Elon Musk on Monday at 8pm. The live conversation is set to take place on X, formerly known as Twitter. Follow the Post’s live updates for the latest news, reactions and more.

  6. The New Republic

    Elon Musk Is Giving Trump a Massive Assist Before X Interview (opens The New Republic)

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    The New Republic's feed description

    It’s not just the interview itself. Elon is going out of his way to help Donald Trump.

  7. Insider

    Elon Musk is interviewing Trump tonight. He wasn't always so political. (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Elon Musk's political engagement has soared with his endorsement of Trump, creation of the America PAC, and plans to interview the former president.

  8. New York Post

    Elon Musk to interview Trump on X in chance to seize limelight in 2024 race (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is due to interview Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on the X social media network on Monday in an event that could inject more surprises into the turbulent U.S. presidential election.

  9. Poynter

    Donald Trump returned to X and Elon Musk greeted him with open arms (opens Poynter)

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    Poynter's feed description

    In an ‘interview’ delayed due to technical glitches Monday night, Musk teed up Trump to say pretty much whatever he wanted

  10. Forbes

    Musk-Trump X Interview: Trump Takes Friendly Questions From Musk After Glitch-Plagued Start (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The interview was delayed by more than 40 minutes Monday, with many X users greeted by the message “this space is not available”—an issue Elon Musk claimed was related to a “massive” cyberattack.

  11. CBS News

    Donald Trump (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Donald Trump had a rambling conversation with uber-wealthy supporter Elon Musk in Trump's return to X, a chat was was plagued by glitches Muck claimed were from a cyberattack.

  12. The Guardian

    The Musk-Trump X interview: a surprisingly dull meeting of two planet-sized egos (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    After overcoming technical issues, Trump used the two hour interview to rehash the stuff that he trots out at every campaign rally

  13. Insider

    Elon Musk's big Spaces conversation with Trump kicked off with major technical difficulties (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Elon Musk's big X Spaces conversation with former President Donald Trump kicked off with major technical difficulties.

  14. Truthout

    “Self Obsessed Rich Guys” — Harris Campaign Pans Musk’s Trump “Interview” on X (opens Truthout)

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    Truthout's feed description

    During a “Spaces” event, Trump rattled off a number of policy positions similar to those found within Project 2025.

  15. Deseret News

    Elon Musk and Trump prepare for a no-holds-barred conversation on X (opens Deseret News)

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    Deseret News's feed description

    The interview between Musk and Trump is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. MT on X.

  16. RedState

    After His Interview With Elon Musk, Here's How Trump Can Keep Circumventing the Mainstream Press (opens RedState)

    Published

  17. CNN

    Elon Musk gave a new reason why X had another meltdown introducing a Republican presidential candidate (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    Elon Musk said an attack on X delayed his interview with former President Donald Trump by 42 minutes. But Musk also blamed mistakes by X’s staff for the snafu that prevented people from joining the stream.

  18. New York Post

    Elon Musk says Trump X Space delayed due to ‘massive’ cyberattack (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Elon Musk said that a "massive" cyberattack has delayed his X Spaces interview with Trump.

  19. Voice of America

    Elon Musk interview of Trump marred by technical issues (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    More than 1.3 million people were listening about 45 minutes into the conversation, according to a counter on X

  20. The Daily Caller

    Trump, Musk Overcome Tech Issues For Marathon Interview To Over 1,000,000 Listeners (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump’s interview Monday night with Elon Musk was marred by tech issues delaying it nearly forty minutes

  21. Wyoming Public Media

    Light on news, heavy on personality in Elon Musk and Donald Trump X interview (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    It was typical Trump fare in an X conversation between the former president and Tesla CEO Elon Musk Monday night. Starting late due to technical issues, the friendly political chat lasted two hours.

  22. The Daily Dot

    'Big DeSantis energy': Elon Musk's big X interview with Trump was another abject failure (opens The Daily Dot)

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    The Daily Dot's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump's X interview with Elon Musk struggled to start tonight, giving off Ron DeSantis vibes.

  23. The Hill

    Listen live: Elon Musk interviews Trump (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Tech billionaire Elon Musk will interview former President Trump on Monday night on Musk’s social platform X, marking the former president’s latest effort to take the spotlight in a tight race against Vice President Harris.

  24. Deutsche Welle

    Musk's Trump interview on X hit by technical issues – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    The former President and Republican candidate Donald Trump was due to be interviewed by Musk on the platform he now owns. The event did eventually go live.

  25. New York Post

    Elon Musk admits X’s own ‘mistakes’ and ‘errors’ helped delay Trump interview (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Elon Musk admitted Tuesday that X committed "unforced errors" and "mistakes" that helped delay his interview with Donald Trump -- after initially blaming the embarrassing glitch all on a server attack.

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