Stephen Colbert runs through weirdest bits of the Musk/Trump X interview

"Even though the technology was a complete clustermunch...so was the actual interview."
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In case you didn't stick around for Elon Musk to "catch a vibe" with Donald Trump yesterday (good for you), Stephen Colbert has a swift rundown on the glitchy interview he called a "steaming crap sandwich."

The Late Show host ran through the whole thing, from the interview's 40-minute start time delay to the lo-fi techno hold music, to Trump's weird comments about Kamala Harris' Time cover and Musk's claim of a "DDoS attack".

'If that sounds made up to you...good ear," Colbert said, noting that X employees say Musk is lying about the whole DDoS thing.

Fellow late shows Late Night with Seth Meyers and The Daily Show also recapped the interview.

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Shannon Connellan
UK Editor

Shannon Connellan is Mashable's UK Editor based in London, formerly Mashable's Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives in the Creel House. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about entertainment, tech, social good, science, culture, and Australian horror.


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