Donald Trump addresses 'bizarre' feature that emerged during two-hour rambling chat with Elon Musk and hails Tesla CEO 'special' By Sabrina Penty Published: 10:15, 14 August 2024 | Updated: 10:33, 14 August 2024 e-mail 2 View comments Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has finally addressed his apparent lisp during Monday night's interview with Tesla CEO Elon Musk . After listeners noticed a change in the former US president's voice, Trump took to Truth Social last night to address the uncharacteristic lisp, blaming it on the 'complexity of modern day equipment'. He said that due to 'cellphone technology, my voice was, in certain areas, somewhat different and strange'.
The meeting of arguably the two most influential men on the planet had been dominated by listeners noticing that Trump appeared to have a lisp or even slurred his words at points, struggling with words containing 's' sounds. Memes of Trump as Mike Tyson and Daffy Duck immediately began trending. 'Must be your s***ty hearing.
Get your ears checked out,' Trump's spokesperson responded to reporters amid a debate over whether it was dentures or audio problems. Republican presidential nominee and former U.S.
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