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Former President Donald Trump will give an interview to tech billionaire Elon Musk on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday evening.
Trump had previously hinted at the interview on his social media platform Truth Social, and Musk confirmed on Sunday that the interview will take place on Monday at 8 p.m. ET on the platform, which he owns.
This is not the first time X has hosted a major campaign event this election cycle: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis launched his brief 2023 presidential campaign in a Space with Musk that was marred by technical difficulties.
In anticipation of Trump’s return to X and the expected large audience that will watch the interview, has the social media platform learned from the issues that arose during DeSantis’ interview?
Here’s what you should know:
Interview with Elon Musk and Donald Trump: When is Musk’s interview with Trump? Date, start time, how to stream
Will X be able to support the interview with Donald Trump and Elon Musk?
Musk has given no indication of what might be discussed in the interview, other than that it would be “unscripted and with no topic restrictions.” In a post on Sunday evening, he called for questions and comments.
The billionaire and X owner hopes to avoid any technical difficulties that might arise before the interview with Trump, posting on Sunday that he would be conducting “some tests tonight and tomorrow to scale the system.”
At one point on Sunday, Musk responded to another user’s post about the event, adding, “I hope it works,” with a crying, laughing and praying emoji. He also posted a 20-minute video of himself playing video games that night in a “streaming test,” alluding to the upcoming livestream interview with Trump.
What happened when Elon Musk interviewed Ron DeSantis at X?
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis launched his 2023 presidential campaign in an interview and question-and-answer session with Elon Musk on X.
During the live event with Musk, DeSantis and moderator David Sacks encountered technical issues that lasted more than 20 minutes before the governor could deliver his speech and participate in a question-and-answer session.
How to stream Elon Musk’s interview with Donald Trump
The interview between Musk and Trump will be streamed live on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday, August 12 at 8 p.m. ET.
The interview will be hosted on Trump’s account @realDonaldTrump, X announced.
Is Donald Trump still banned on X?
Since taking over the social media platform, Musk has restored Trump’s account in 2022, which had been suspended in January 2021, in the final days of his term in office.
Although Trump typically prefers to post on his own social media platform, Truth Social, he returned to that platform on Monday. Trump’s first post in nearly a year before his conversation with Musk on Monday night was a 2:30 minute campaign video.
