Elon Musk’s Donald Trump Interview Marred by Technical Glitches, Users Unable To Join Audio Conversation on X’s Spaces Platform; Tesla CEO Says Its a Malicious Attack

Washington, August 13: Elon Musk's much-awaited interview with former President Donald Trump was marred by technical glitches, with people unable to join the audio conversation on X's Spaces platform. Eighteen minutes into an interview that was supposed to start at 8 pm EDT on Monday, Musk posted on X that the platform was experiencing a "massive" denial-of-service attack (DDOS), which is a federal criminal act that involves flooding a site with data to overwhelm it and knock it offline. Elon Musk Donald Trump Interview: Tech Billionaire To Interview Former US President Donald Trump, Says ‘Entertainment Guaranteed’.

Outage tracker Downdetector reported a spike in reports of X being inaccessible to users starting before the interview but it could not be immediately verified whether this was due to a malicious attack. At 8.42 pm, the interview finally began. Trump had previously mocked Florida Gov Ron DeSantis when his primary campaign launched with a May 2023 interview on X that was marred by glitches. Donald Trump Makes 'Comeback' on X by Posting New Ad Campaign Video Ahead of Interview With Elon Musk.

'Its a Malicious Attack'

“Wow! The DeSantis TWITTER launch is a DISASTER!” Trump wrote on May, 2023, on his Truth Social network. “His whole campaign will be a disaster. WATCH!” The DeSantis event started with technical problems that Musk said were due to straining servers because so many people were trying to listen in. More than 20 minutes passed beyond the scheduled start time with users getting kicked off, hearing microphone feedback and hold music and dealing with other technical problems. DeSantis dropped out of the race after a disappointing finish in Iowa's kickoff caucuses.

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