August 13, 2024 will undoubtedly go down in the history of Twitter - Trump and Musk appeared together on Twitter Space, attracting more than 1 million people's attention. However, this highly anticipated conversation was not smooth sailing, and technical problems once made the live broadcast awkward.

Many users encountered access difficulties when trying to join the event. Although the X platform showed that 2 million people were watching the live interview between Trump and Musk, the specific live content could not be displayed.

In response, Musk tweeted: "X appears to have suffered a large-scale DDOS attack," referring to a distributed denial of service network attack. At the same time, he also revealed: "We tested the system with 8 million simultaneous listeners earlier today."

The content of the interview was quite general, and encryption was not discussed much. To briefly summarize the content of the interview:

1. I am lucky enough to be alive and I am doing well now.

2. The Democratic Party is incompetent at everything. They are wrong on every issue, including immigration, oil, and China-Russia.

3. I was so awesome when I was president...

4. Big promises: When I get promoted in the future, work won’t be a problem. And by the way, I dissed Europe for being so bad.

5. Vote for me!

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Musk: Cyber ​​attacks reveal opposition forces within the United States

After the Twitter Space live broadcast was restored, Musk first mentioned a distributed denial of service (DDoS) attack, which he explained "saturated all our data lines." Musk hinted that the alleged cyber attack showed that there were voices in the United States that opposed Trump. The dialogue will be informal and aimed at helping "independent voters who are open-minded and trying to make a decision."

Trump: Congratulations to Musk and recalls the assassination

Then, Trump's voice appeared in the live broadcast. He first congratulated Musk on "breaking all the records." Although it is not clear what records he was referring to, it may be related to the huge number of listeners at the event. X platform data showed that there were about 1 million listeners participating.

Musk first asked Trump about the assassination attempt, referring to the shooting at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania. Trump responded with a smile, saying it was "not pleasant," and then he went into detail about the entire experience.

Trump: Using interviews to boost political momentum, expressing gratitude for God's blessing

Elon Musk opened the interview by saying that the conversation was intended to allow open-minded voters to experience first-hand what it's like to talk to Donald Trump. He made clear his support for Trump and reiterated this position once again. In Twitter Space, Trump served as the host and Musk served as the co-host, which also hinted at the key person in control of the situation.

Trump hopes the interview will give him more political momentum, especially as President Biden may drop out of the race and Vice President Kamala Harris tries to reinvigorate the Democratic base.

Speaking about the assassination attempt, Trump revealed he might not discuss the incident any further — though it is the only subject he has spoken about in detail so far — but in the aftermath he said he was more convinced than ever of the existence of God, a statement that will no doubt be encouraging to his religious supporters.

Trump also expressed high praise for the female agent who appeared on stage with him that day. However, Musk remained silent on the criticism the agent received on the X platform, even though many people, including Musk, had questioned her ability and the reason for her employment.

The number of illegal immigrants has surged during Biden's term, and Trump claims that immigration policies are worrying

In his latest campaign, Trump once again focused on immigration, an issue that played a key role in his 2016 campaign. Trump claimed that the United States is currently facing a serious immigration crisis and said without any basis that many immigrants come from "mental hospitals" around the world.

He specifically named Vice President Kamala Harris, accusing her of doing nothing to deal with immigration issues and claiming that there are currently 20 million illegal immigrants in the U.S. Although Trump did not provide specific evidence, his remarks have intensified outside doubts about the Biden administration's immigration policy.

According to data from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, since President Biden took office, U.S. law enforcement officers have had approximately 10.5 million encounters with illegal immigrants, including more than 8 million who have illegally crossed the southern border. It should be noted that this data may include multiple attempts by the same person to cross the border.

This number is a significant increase compared to the Trump administration, setting a record for any previous U.S. administration.

The number of people apprehended for illegally crossing the southern border has dropped dramatically since Biden introduced rules in early June that limited border crossers’ rights to seek asylum.

In July, U.S. Border Patrol agents apprehended about 57,000 migrants at the border, the lowest number recorded since September 2020.

The numbers are down significantly from December, when about 250,000 migrants were apprehended crossing the border.

Trump blames Biden for sparking Ukraine crisis, says he has good relationship with Putin

Trump recently claimed in an interview that Russia would not have invaded Ukraine if it weren't for Biden's policy mistakes. Musk did not refute this, but agreed with Trump's statement, saying that he "made a very good point."

Trump also said he has a close relationship with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has "great respect" for him, and revealed that he had spoken to Putin several times and tried to dissuade him from invading Ukraine.

"We talked about Ukraine - it was close to his heart. But I told him, don't do it," Trump recalled. "He insisted, 'No,' and I said, 'Yes.'"

Trump has repeatedly stressed that he "knows" Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, describing them as both smart and ruthless. In contrast, he sarcastically said those leaders were incredulous when they saw Vice President Kamala Harris or "sleepy" Joe Biden. However, he mispronounced Harris' name when referring to her.

Trump: Biden's withdrawal is a coup

In a conversation with Elon Musk, Donald Trump once again expressed his strong dissatisfaction with President Biden's withdrawal from the election. He described it as a "coup" and claimed that it was a usurpation of the US presidency, alluding to Kamala Harris taking Joe Biden's place.

While these allegations are inaccurate, it's interesting to note that Trump has been unable to accept the fact that he lost the 2020 election to Biden. This may be the closest he has come to admitting that Biden legitimately won the White House.

Trump criticizes Harris for refusing lengthy interview, questions transparency

Donald Trump has harshly criticized Kamala Harris for not giving any lengthy interviews since clinching the Democratic presidential nomination, noting her seeming lack of interaction with the media, unlike his own public interviews today.

“It’s great to have this kind of communication platform,” Trump said.

Speaking of Biden, Trump said: "It's really sad when someone who has been in politics for a long time has trouble answering questions or is afraid to be interviewed." Although Biden was interviewed by ABC and CBS a few days ago, Trump still expressed his doubts.

Elon Musk also said that Harris declined his invitation to be interviewed.

While Harris has been regularly attending large rallies, she has indeed not given any interviews to major media outlets since announcing her presidential run.

Harris campaign team: Musk has become Trump's "spokesperson"

As the high-profile interview took place, the Harris-Waltz campaign launched a fundraising appeal to supporters that took aim at Musk and Trump's collaboration.

The email reads: "Tonight, two evil men you know will be online at the same time." The campaign team also claimed that Musk not only promised to donate millions of dollars to help Trump's re-election, but also used his social media platform - one of the largest in the world - to spread Trump's extreme agenda to millions of users. The word "millions" was particularly emphasized, and Musk was directly pointed out that he had become Trump's "spokesperson."

At the same time, Harris-Waltz's campaign team did not let Trump go, and continued to attack him on his social media platform Truth Social, obviously not intending to show mercy in this political competition.

Musk seeking a role in the Trump administration?

In the second half of the interview, Elon Musk seemed to pave the way for a position in the Trump administration. He expressed his willingness to help Trump monitor government spending and may even participate in the establishment of a government deficit committee. In response, Trump expressed his hope that Musk could participate.

As early as May, US media reported that Trump was considering offering Musk a government advisory position if elected. In this interview, Musk frequently praised Trump and expressed his agreement with his views. This interaction seemed to be a two-way interaction: Trump was being interviewed, and Musk made a very public statement.

Musk talks about climate change, Trump turns his attention to "nuclear warming"

In one conversation, Musk expressed his desire to create a positive future and discussed the importance of combating global warming, predicting that sea levels will rise by about an eighth of an inch in the next few hundred years. He seemed to advocate for the transition to renewable energy that Democrats have pushed for years.

However, Donald Trump offered a different view, claiming that "the biggest threat is not global warming, but nuclear warming." Musk couldn't help but laugh when he said this.

Trump went on to highlight that there are five countries that possess nuclear power, although in reality the number should be nine, including the United States, Britain, Israel, France, Russia, China, Pakistan, India and North Korea.

Twitter Space: Trump's "safe space"

The conversation was more like a casual exchange than a traditional interview, with Musk expressing great admiration for Donald Trump and doing little to refute his unfounded rhetoric about immigration, including Trump’s frequent claims that other countries intentionally send violent and vicious criminals to the United States, a claim that lacks any substantive evidence.

Although Musk occasionally expressed some different views and believed that immigration could have a positive impact, he quickly acquiesced to Trump's views. Immigration has always been the most critical issue for Trump among voters. He even criticized Vice President Kamala Harris, calling her a "failed border czar", even though her duties are more focused on solving the root causes of Central American immigration.

A closer look at Musk’s political preferences

As for whether independent voters have a new view of Donald Trump, I doubt it—if that is their goal. Trump supporters will still be steadfast in their support for him, and opponents will not change their attitudes. However, we may have a clearer view of Elon Musk.

Musk said he admires strong leaders, and when Trump spoke warmly about North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, Musk said it was "cool to meet him." In addition, Trump and his vice presidential nominee, J.D. Vance, have given a lot of interviews, while Kamala Harris and Waltz have made few appearances so far.

Trump noted that Kamala Harris would never have a conversation with Musk the way she did, even though the conversation was not a formal interview in nature. Considering Musk has called Harris a "far-left radical" and supports Trump wholeheartedly, he is clearly far less tolerant of her than he is of Trump.