A highly anticipated interview between billionaire X owner Elon Musk and former President Donald Trump was delayed by more than 40 minutes Monday when X was unable to load the discussion—an issue Musk claimed was related to a “massive” cyberattack against the social media site.
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The interview, initially scheduled for 8 p.m. EDT, began just under 45 minutes late, with Musk beginning the conversation by suggesting adversaries attacked the site to prevent Trump from being heard.
The conversation began with a discussion between Musk and Trump about last month’s assassination attempt against Trump.
Previously, many users who tried to access the interview on the audio streaming feature X Spaces were directed to a “details not available” message via the link Trump posted on his X account; by 8:30 p.m., the interview still had not begun, and hold music played as 765,000 users tuned in.
Musk tweeted the server was disrupted by a “massive [distributed denial of service] attack” X was working to shut down, adding that the interview might proceed with a small number of listeners and be posted in full later.
The delays are reminiscent of Musk’s glitch-plagued interview with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis at the start of his GOP presidential campaign last year.
Musk was set to interview Trump as the two have formed an alliance in recent months, with Musk spearheading a pro-Trump super PAC backed by fellow billionaires and endorsing Trump immediately after the assassination attempt against him.