Trump and Musk have a common goal - to prevent the Democrats from winning the US elections . While they haven't always been friends, the two seem to have now decided it's a good idea to team up.
Donald Trump's much-anticipated conversation with social media X (formerly Twitter) owner Elon Musk was marred by technical glitches on Monday night and started more than 40 minutes late, despite more than one million users tuning into the event. According to Musk, the reason for the delay was a hacker attack, but there is no evidence of this. According to the technology mogul, however, it is a sign - that many want to "silence” Donald Trump.
The Republican candidate had a lot to say. He himself had announced that this conversation would be "the interview of the century”, recalls ARD. For more than two hours, Trump repeated over and over that he would curb illegal immigration, make sure people are more financially stable, make America safer. Musk did not contradict the false claims of the former president, and Trump warned that World War III was coming. Musk agreed - according to him, people underestimated this threat.
The two seemed to get along well. Donald Trump asked Musk if he imagined having a similar conversation with President Joe Biden or Democratic White House candidate Kamala Harris. Musk replied that they could not be having such a conversation.
Benefits both Musk and Trump
Trump and Musk are two men with a common goal, writes ARD - to prevent a potential electoral victory for the Democrats. And it is now also clear that they have found that their goal will be achieved more easily if they unite. Trump is giving a new boost to his campaign through Musk - the conversation between the two gathered more than 1.3 million viewers at the same time.
Musk, for his part, has an economic interest in this collaboration, writes ARD. He hopes that his three major companies - X, "SpaceX” and "Tesla”, stand to gain from a potential Trump victory. Musk even offered Trump to become his adviser, recalls the German public-law media. In his words, he will make sure that "taxpayers' money is used wisely". Trump gladly accepted.
Not always friends
The two have not been friends for a long time, quite the opposite. In 2022, Musk declared that Trump was too old to stand for a second term, and the former president called the billionaire a fool. Last November, Musk, who claimed to have voted for the Democratic Party for years, announced that he would not vote for Biden again. However, it was not made clear at the time that he supported Trump. After the assassination attempt on the former president, things changed. Trump called Musk great.
Since Musk took over Twitter - now X, he has allowed far-right conspiracy theories to spread, ARD recalls. And today, he uses X more than ever to spread his personal political views, which have shifted significantly to the right. According to a study by the non-governmental organization "Center for Digital Hate” since January, Musk has released 50 false or misleading messages about the upcoming election in X. According to the organization, Musk's false messages have been viewed nearly 1.2 billion times this year. Fake messages that Trump can take advantage of.