Elon Musk’s conversation with former President Donald Trump on Monday evening garnered nearly 1 billion views on X, according to the social media platform. The two spoke for more than two hours, discussing topics such as the recent assassination attempt on Trump, immigration, government waste, President Joe Biden, and Kamala Harris, who will be Trump’s opponent in the 2024 election.
“Between 7:47 PM and 10:47 PM ET, President Donald Trump’s Space post received 73 million views,” X reported early Tuesday morning. “During the same period, there were 4 million posts about Elon Musk and President Trump’s conversation on X, resulting in a total of 998 million views.”
Musk emphasized the impact of the conversation, stating, “Combined views of the conversation with [Donald Trump] and subsequent discussion by other accounts now ~1 billion.”
Throughout the stream, more than a million live listeners tuned in, as shown by a live counter on X.
Musk began the discussion by asking Trump about the assassination attempt that took place last month during a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Musk, who publicly endorsed Trump after the incident, suggested that Trump’s reaction under fire played a significant role in his decision.
“You can’t fake bravery under such circumstances,” Musk told Trump. “Courage is either instinctual or it isn’t; it’s not something you can rehearse. I think many people admire your bravery in that situation.”
During the conversation, as Trump looked at a projected slide on illegal immigration, bullets narrowly missed him. Trump humorously remarked, “Illegal immigration saved my life!”
“The incredible thing though — when you talk about the odds,” Trump continued. “I say [it was] an act of God. It’s a miracle that it happened and I’m honored by it.”
Trump also went after Harris and the Democrats for what he called a “coup” against Biden and took a swipe at Harris for largely refusing to take questions from reporters since she became the Democrat nominee.
“By the way, you think Biden could do this interview?” he said to Musk. “Do you think that Kamala could do this interview?”
“No, they could not,” Musk responded.
“It’s pretty sad when you think that somebody that does this for a living can’t answer a question or is afraid to do an interview,” Trump said.
