The billionaire extended the invitation after speaking at length with former US President Donald Trump
Elon Musk has invited US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris to be interviewed on his X Spaces platform. The invitation comes after the billionaire held a lengthy conversation with former US President Donald Trump on Monday.
The interview with Trump, which was praised by his campaign as the “interview of the century,” lasted for about two hours and, according to Musk, has since received 1 billion views. The discussion covered a range of topics, including the upcoming November election, the recent assassination attempt on Trump, the conflict in Ukraine, and US relations with Russia and China.
Following the interview, Musk posted on X that he would be “happy to host Kamala on an X Spaces too.”
Harris has not yet formally responded to the invitation; however, during the Trump interview, her campaign sent out a fundraising email asking supporters to “chip in $25” to help “respond to their lies.”
In the letter, the vice president accused Musk of using his “purchased platform” to “spread Trump’s unhinged and hateful agenda to millions of users,” and said “the richest person in the world is a lackey for Team MAGA.”
“Musk is using his vast fortune and broad reach to try to control our democracy,” the email read.
After the interview concluded, the Harris-Walz team released a statement describing the discussion as “unhinged” and claiming that Trump’s entire campaign is about “self-obsessed rich guys who will sell out the middle class and who cannot run a livestream in the year 2024.” The live broadcast of the interview was delayed by approximately half an hour due to what Musk described as a “massive” cyberattack prior to the event.
At the end of the interview, Musk reaffirmed his endorsement of Donald Trump, and described him as “the path to prosperity.” Previously, US media reported that the billionaire plans to donate $45 million to establish a pro-Trump political action committee, but he has neither confirmed nor denied this.