Donald Trump and Elon Musk exchanged views during a discussion on X marked by a “massive” cyberattack

The US presidential candidate and his supporter spoke for two hours. Donald Trump notably claimed that Joe Biden’s withdrawal was a “coup d’état”.

Donald Trump and his super-rich supporter Elon Musk spoke on Monday, August 13, during a conversation on X, the broadcast of which was disrupted by technical problems linked to a cyberattack. “massive”according to the owner of the social network. During this discussion, the two men shared a slew of radical theories, comparing illegal immigrants to “zombies” or speaking of “coup d’état” about the resignation of US President Joe Biden.

The boss of the social network, also at the helm of Tesla and Space X, had promised a moment “very entertaining”, despite the European Commissioner’s reminder. Above all, it allowed Donald Trump, who is running in the American presidential election, to recycle his campaign themes in the presence of a friendly interlocutor, determined not to contradict him.

The former Republican president has once again promised “the largest deportation in history” from the United States, saying the massive influx of migrants under the Biden administration has increased crime. “We have people coming in like it’s a (…) zombie apocalypse”agreed Elon Musk, who has long had a complicated relationship with Donald Trump but has publicly supported him since the assassination attempt against him in July.

The tech giant took the opportunity to label Kamala Harris, Donald Trump’s new rival in the race for the White House, as a candidate “far left”. The Republican candidate also questioned his legitimacy. He also joked about climate change, explaining that rising ocean levels will result in “more beachfront properties”.

The discussion was listened to by more than a million users live, on a platform from which Donald Trump had been banned after the invasion of the Capitol in Washington, on January 6, 2021. It began more than 40 minutes late. The billionaire spoke “a massive DDOS attack”, so-called denial of service, intended to bottleneck the company’s servers to cause a breakdown. “This massive attack illustrates the opposition of many people to even hearing what President Trump has to say.”Elon Musk said at the start of the exchange, which lasted two hours.