Elon Musk claims over ‘200 million’ tuned in to interview with Trump

Global internet traffic on Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s interview on X, formerly known as Twitter, went past 200 million.

“Almost all of the legacy media will trash the Trump conversation, thus driving total listeners probably past 200 million,” Elon Musk posted on X.

The interview, which was delayed by 45 minutes due to a technical glitch, went around for over two hours.

As the interview proceeded, Trump’s X handle “received over 200 million impressions,” said Collin Rugg, co-owner of Trending Politics.

In a highly anticipated interview, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump shared a blend of grievances, personal attacks, and bold claims, while tech mogul Elon Musk occasionally offered subtle nods of encouragement.

Kicking off the conversation, Donald Trump claimed that Joe Biden’s exit from the US presidential election race was a “coup.”

“I beat Biden so badly in the debate that he was forced out of the race — one of the greatest debate performances ever. Biden’s exit was a coup,” the 78-year-old told the tech billionaire.

Recalling the assassination bid against him, the former US President told Musk that it was “not pleasant.”

“It was a hard hit. It was very, I guess you would say, surreal, but it was not surreal. You know, I was telling somebody, you have instances like this where you feel it’s a surreal situation. And I never felt that way. I knew immediately that it was a bullet,” Trump responded to Musk’s question about what the shooting was “like for you.”

Earlier, ahead of the interview, Donald Trump returned to X, leaving his Truth Social behind for the first time in nearly a year. He posted a collage of him and Musk with the caption, “Donald J. Trump and Elon Musk live on X with a footer, “Monday 8 pm ET/5 pm PT,” with the former POTUS’ winky caption, “Enjoy!”

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