Donald Trump's big return to the social media platform formerly known as Twitter did not begin as planned. Trump and Elon Musk, X’s owner, were slated to have what the tech titan termed a “live conversation” at 8 p.m.
Eastern Time. "Should be highly entertaining!” Musk posted ahead of the event. There were 878,000 users connected to the conversation more than 40 minutes after the scheduled start time, but no interview was being broadcast.
Many users received a message reading, “Details not available." Trump's team posted that the “interview on X is being overwhelmed with listeners logging in.” The conversation was intended to serve as a way for the former president to reach potentially millions of voters directly.
It was also an opportunity for X, a platform that relies heavily on politics, to redeem itself after some struggles. Notably, in May 2023, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis used the platform as a way to officially announce his presidential bid, a disastrous rollout marred by technical glitches, overloaded by the more than 400,000 people who tried to dial in.
While Trump’s team urged patience Monday, the Republican presidential candidate was far less forgiving when virtually the same thing happened during DeSantis’ big moment. “Wow! The DeSanctus TWITTER launch is a DISASTER! His whole campaign will be a disaster. WATCH!” Trump wrote.
Trump supporters were not feeling especially patient Monday. “Not available????? I planned my whole day around this,�.