Light on news, heavy on personality in Elon Musk and Donald Trump X interview

Former President Donald Trump and billionaire X owner Elon Musk said a lot but made little news in a meandering interview marred by a lengthy technical delay on Monday night.

Overwhelmingly, Trump’s comments followed the contours of one of his rally speeches: he blasted undocumented immigrants as dangerous, he bragged about his relationships with leaders of U.S. adversaries like Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin and he insulted his political opponents, particularly President Biden and Vice President Harris.

Musk interjected largely in agreement with Trump and added his own takes, including digressions about the root causes of inflation and concerns about air quality. It made for a contradictory display of chumminess: the men repeatedly agreed with each other while also talking past each other