After technical delays, Trump talks immigration and tech policy with Musk

Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s highly anticipated online event with former President Donald Trump was delayed Monday by technical difficulties as some users of Musk’s X app said they couldn’t access the discussion.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s highly anticipated online event with former President Donald Trump was delayed Monday by technical difficulties as some users of Musk’s X app said they couldn’t access the discussion.

The discussion, which began about 40 minutes after its scheduled 8 p.m. ET start time, was largely a Trump monologue, not unlike his public rallies, with Musk occasionally jumping in with friendly questions about subjects on which the two men generally agree. They bonded over their shared opposition to immigration, as both said that the U.S. would cease being a real country if immigration continued at current levels.

Speaking apparently off the cuff, Trump tossed out casual insults of his enemies, including saying President Joe Biden has a “stupid face.” He also repeated debunked claims, including the theory that “the Congo,” which isn’t a country, had emptied its prisons of murderers and sent them to the U.S.

Musk, the CEO of Tesla, tried to nudge Trump to act on climate change and move away from fossil fuels, but he appeared to have little impact as Trump said energy innovation was “not my world.” 

“I'm sort of waiting for you to come up with solar panels on the roofs of your cars,” Trump said.

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/donald-trump-elon-musk-discussion-rcna166205

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