A conversation between Donald Trump and X owner Elon Musk has generated over a billion views, as Trump officially returned to the platform Monday.
Elon made the observation following the 2 hour conversation between the two.
Combined views of the conversation with @realDonaldTrump and subsequent discussion by other accounts now ~1 billion https://t.co/s8x8QmdmnY
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 13, 2024
Here’s the whole thing:
Listen live! https://t.co/BmsfJto4sW
— X (@X) August 13, 2024
Trump also returned to posting on X, with this ad now at 42 million views at time of writing:
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 12, 2024
The conversation was streamed live on X spaces, but had to overcome huge technical issues dues to a sustained DDOS attack on the platform shortly before the stream began.
We tested the system with 8 million concurrent listeners earlier today https://t.co/ymqGBFEJX0
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 13, 2024
