Former United States president Donald Trump on Tuesday (Aug 13) reacted to the claims of his supposed ‘slurring’ during the interview with billionaire Elon Musk on X platform. The Republican presidential candidate&nbsp;admitted that his voice was distorted but blamed it on technical issues.

In a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump thanked Musk for a ‘strong endorsement’ but blamed the distortion of his voice on the “complexity of modern day equipment, and cellphone technology.”

“Unfortunately, because of the complexity of modern day equipment, and cellphone technology, my voice was, in certain areas, somewhat different and strange. Therefore, we have put out an actual, and perfect, recording of the conversation. ENJOY!!!” Trump wrote.

Earlier, Vice President&nbsp;Kamala Harris' campaign had pointed out that the former president&nbsp;was ‘lisping and slurring’ his words during the interview. The Trump campaign had earlier dismissed the allegations, saying: “It must be your ears.”

Several users also pointed out issues with Trump’s voice during the interview.

“Why does [Donald Trump] have a terrible ‘lisp’ in the [Elon Musk] X interview?” wrote one user. “Someone needs to adjust that microphone ASAP.”

Another wrote, “Is it just me… What is wrong with Trump’s voice?” “Sound like he has a lisp?”

“Trump got hit by the CIA lisp gun” posted a third.

The interview, which was held Monday on X, was marred by several glitches and tech issues. The discussion started 45 minutes late and users were unable to access the live-streaming link.

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Musk later acknowledged the tech issue and blamed it on a suspected “massive DDOS [distributed denial of service] attack.” However, US media reported there was no such evidence provided to back the attack claims.

X's owner&nbsp;said the "massive attack illustrates there's a lot of opposition to people just hearing what President Trump has to say."

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The speech fiasco meanwhile also highlighted concerns related to the age of the 78-year-old presidential candidate. A recent survey by Morning Consult revealed that 58 per cent of American voters believed Trump was too old to run for office.

Trump has vehemently dismissed these concerns, stressing that he passed two cognitive tests in the presidential debate against President Joe Biden.

(With inputs from agencies)

Former United States president Donald Trump on Tuesday (Aug 13) reacted to the claims of his supposed ‘slurring’ during the interview with billionaire Elon Musk on X platform.

Former United States president Donald Trump on Tuesday (Aug 13) reacted to the claims of his supposed ‘slurring’ during the interview with billionaire Elon Musk on X platform. The Republican presidential candidate admitted that his voice was distorted but blamed it on technical issues. In a post on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump thanked Musk for a ‘strong endorsement’ but blamed the distortion of his voice on the “complexity of modern day equipment, and cellphone technology.” “Unfortunately, because of the complexity of modern day equipment, and cellphone technology, my voice was, in certain areas, somewhat different and strange. Therefore, we have put out an actual, and perfect, recording of the conversation. ENJOY!!!” Trump wrote. Earlier, Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign had pointed out that the former president was ‘lisping and slurring’ his words during the interview. The Trump campaign had earlier dismissed the allegations, saying: “It must be your ears.” Several users also pointed out issues with Trump’s voice during the interview. “Why does [Donald Trump] have a terrible ‘lisp’ in the [Elon Musk] X interview?” wrote one user. “Someone needs to adjust that microphone ASAP.” Another wrote, “Is it just me… What is wrong with Trump’s voice?” “Sound like he has a lisp?” “Trump got hit by the CIA lisp gun” posted a third. The interview, which was held Monday on X, was marred by several glitches and tech issues. The discussion started 45 minutes late and users were unable to access the live-streaming link. Also read: Donald Trump`s interview with Elon Musk on X hit by `massive` cyberattack Musk later acknowledged the tech issue and blamed it on a suspected “massive DDOS [distributed denial of service] attack.” However, US media reported there was no such evidence provided to back the attack claims. X's owner said the "massive attack illustrates there's a lot of opposition to people just hearing what President Trump has to say." Also read: What is the DDoS attack that halted Elon Musk`s interview with Donald Trump on X? The speech fiasco meanwhile also highlighted concerns related to the age of the 78-year-old presidential candidate. A recent survey by Morning Consult revealed that 58 per cent of American voters believed Trump was too old to run for office. Trump has vehemently dismissed these concerns, stressing that he passed two cognitive tests in the presidential debate against President Joe Biden. (With inputs from agencies)

Trump blames ‘complex technology’ for ‘strange’ voice during X interview with Musk

Elon Musk's highly anticipated interview with former President Donald Trump commenced with the conversation by asking Trump about the assassination attempt at his Pennsylvania rally last month.

"I didn't know I had that much blood," Trump remarked about the shooting, adding that it was the "best alternative you could think of," considering he wasn't more seriously injured.

“I’m a believer, now. I’m more of a believer in God, I think,” Trump said.

Trump further claimed that he was targeted because of his stance on immigration.

The former president said that he&nbsp;would surely go back to Butler, Pennsylvania in October, where he survived an assassination attempt on July 13.

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Musk seemed to suggest in a lighthearted manner that the charts, which caused Trump to adjust his position just moments before the gunshots were fired, had actually saved his life.

“I just want to say that I think a lot of people admire your courage under fire there,” Musk said.

Jokingly replying back, Trump said, "Illegal immigration saved my life," nodding to the topic and a chart he was talking about when shots began to fly.

It may be mentioned here, that Trump claims, "You have millions of people coming in a month. And they have another 5 months."

Whereas, factually, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported 7.1 million arrests for illegal crossings from Mexico between January 2021 and June 2024.&nbsp;

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However, these figures only represent arrests, not individual people. Due to pandemic-era asylum restrictions, many individuals made multiple attempts to cross the border without facing legal consequences, meaning the actual number of people is lower than the total number of arrests.

<h2>Trump's comments on Joe Biden's withdrawal</h2>

Donald Trump, further went on to&nbsp;claim that Joe Biden was forced to drop out of the US Presidential race due to a "coup".

"I beat Biden so bad in the debate, he was forced out of the race - one of the greatest debate performances ever. Biden's exit, it was a coup," the former president claimed.

<h2>Musk and Trump interview captures widespread attention</h2>

The talk between Musk and Trump has drawn a deterrent response from Europe. Thierry Breton, a French business executive and the European Union's commissioner for the internal market expressed distress over the possible “strengthening of harmful content” that could arise from broadcasting the interview.&nbsp;

In a letter posted on X, Breton urged Musk to ensure the platform sticks to EU regulations, mainly the Digital Services Act, enacted in 2022 to combat disinformation.

Responding to Breton’s warning, Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung criticised the EU, suggesting they should "mind their own business" rather than interfering in the US presidential election.&nbsp;

Musk endorsed Trump’s candidacy just a few days after the former president survived an assassination attempt at a rally.

<h2>Trump- Musk chat on X hit by 'massive' cyberattack</h2>

Elon Musk's highly anticipated interview with former President Donald Trump commenced after a 40-minute delay caused by technical issues on X's Spaces platform.&nbsp;

Eighteen minutes into the interview, which was scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. EDT, according to Musk, the interview, which was more of an informal talk with the Republican presidential candidate, was halted due to a "Distributed Denial-of-Service" (DDOS) attack.&nbsp;

"There appears to be a massive DDOS attack on X. Working on shutting it down," Musk wrote on the platform.&nbsp;

Notably, X faced similar issues when Musk interviewed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on the social media platform in May 2023, which Musk blamed on X’s servers being overwhelmed by the traffic.

Despite the glitches, the Trump-Musk interview was able to attract over a million listeners from across the world.&nbsp;

Trump started by congratulating Musk, ‘You broke records, you silence voices.’, he said.

(With inputs from agencies)

Elon Musk's highly anticipated interview with former President Donald Trump commenced with the conversation by asking Trump about the assassination attempt at his Pennsylvania rally last month.

Elon Musk's highly anticipated interview with former President Donald Trump commenced with the conversation by asking Trump about the assassination attempt at his Pennsylvania rally last month. "I didn't know I had that much blood," Trump remarked about the shooting, adding that it was the "best alternative you could think of," considering he wasn't more seriously injured. “I’m a believer, now. I’m more of a believer in God, I think,” Trump said. Trump further claimed that he was targeted because of his stance on immigration. The former president said that he would surely go back to Butler, Pennsylvania in October, where he survived an assassination attempt on July 13. Also read: Trump's interview with Musk on X hit by 'massive' cyberattack Musk seemed to suggest in a lighthearted manner that the charts, which caused Trump to adjust his position just moments before the gunshots were fired, had actually saved his life. “I just want to say that I think a lot of people admire your courage under fire there,” Musk said. Jokingly replying back, Trump said, "Illegal immigration saved my life," nodding to the topic and a chart he was talking about when shots began to fly. It may be mentioned here, that Trump claims, "You have millions of people coming in a month. And they have another 5 months." Whereas, factually, US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported 7.1 million arrests for illegal crossings from Mexico between January 2021 and June 2024. Also read: What is DDoS attack that halted Elon Musk's interview with Donald Trump on X? However, these figures only represent arrests, not individual people. Due to pandemic-era asylum restrictions, many individuals made multiple attempts to cross the border without facing legal consequences, meaning the actual number of people is lower than the total number of arrests. Trump's comments on Joe Biden's withdrawal Donald Trump, further went on to claim that Joe Biden was forced to drop out of the US Presidential race due to a "coup". "I beat Biden so bad in the debate, he was forced out of the race - one of the greatest debate performances ever. Biden's exit, it was a coup," the former president claimed. Musk and Trump interview captures widespread attention The talk between Musk and Trump has drawn a deterrent response from Europe. Thierry Breton, a French business executive and the European Union's commissioner for the internal market expressed distress over the possible “strengthening of harmful content” that could arise from broadcasting the interview. In a letter posted on X, Breton urged Musk to ensure the platform sticks to EU regulations, mainly the Digital Services Act, enacted in 2022 to combat disinformation. Responding to Breton’s warning, Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung criticised the EU, suggesting they should "mind their own business" rather than interfering in the US presidential election. Musk endorsed Trump’s candidacy just a few days after the former president survived an assassination attempt at a rally. Trump- Musk chat on X hit by 'massive' cyberattack Elon Musk's highly anticipated interview with former President Donald Trump commenced after a 40-minute delay caused by technical issues on X's Spaces platform. Eighteen minutes into the interview, which was scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. EDT, according to Musk, the interview, which was more of an informal talk with the Republican presidential candidate, was halted due to a "Distributed Denial-of-Service" (DDOS) attack. "There appears to be a massive DDOS attack on X. Working on shutting it down," Musk wrote on the platform. Notably, X faced similar issues when Musk interviewed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on the social media platform in May 2023, which Musk blamed on X’s servers being overwhelmed by the traffic. Despite the glitches, the Trump-Musk interview was able to attract over a million listeners from across the world. Trump started by congratulating Musk, ‘You broke records, you silence voices.’, he said. (With inputs from agencies)

Musk-Trump interview: Trump claims, ‘Illegal immigration saved my life’

Elon Musk's highly-anticipated interview with former US President Donald Trump on X (formerly Twitter) was off to a shaky start due to a possible cyberattack.&nbsp;

In other news,&nbsp;The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has launched a probe to ascertain whether Iranian state actors were behind the recent hacking attempt on Donald Trump's presidential campaign.&nbsp;

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The interview started almost 40 minutes late before Musk informed about the alleged cyberattack. According to X, at one point more than 960,000 accounts were on Spaces watching the interview.&nbsp;

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Elon Musk's highly-anticipated interview with former US President Donald Trump on X (formerly Twitter) was off to a shaky start due to a possible cyberattack. In other news, The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has launched a probe to ascertain whether Iranian state actors were behind the recent hacking attempt on Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

Elon Musk's highly-anticipated interview with former US President Donald Trump on X (formerly Twitter) was off to a shaky start due to a possible cyberattack. In other news, The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has launched a probe to ascertain whether Iranian state actors were behind the recent hacking attempt on Donald Trump's presidential campaign. Click on the links to read more... Trump's interview with Musk on X hit by 'massive' cyberattack The interview started almost 40 minutes late before Musk informed about the alleged cyberattack. According to X, at one point more than 960,000 accounts were on Spaces watching the interview. Musk-Trump interview: Trump claims, ‘Illegal immigration saved my life’ Elon Musk's highly anticipated interview with former President Donald Trump commenced with the conversation by asking Trump about the assassination attempt at his Pennsylvania rally last month. Resignations of Bangladeshi officials close to Hasina were legal: Yunus The high-profile resignations of Bangladeshi officials close to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina were legal, the interim government's head Muhammad Yunus said during the weekend. FBI probing if Iran hacked Trump's presidential campaign The premier security agency is investigating if the Joe Biden-Kamala Harris campaign was also targeted by the Iranian hackers, according to a CBS report. WATCH | Israel-Iran Crisis: Major Iranian attack to be launched on Israel within days? ×

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