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The conversation between Donald Trump and the tech mogul Elon Musk held on Monday, August 12, was carried out with many technical failures and a speech without foundation, where the Republican candidate for the presidency of the United States assured that the immigrants who arrive in this country come, for the most part, from prisons and mental institutions.
After a 35-minute delay due to technical issues, the “friendly chat” between Trump and Musk began; the two spoke for more than two hours and had an audience of approximately 2.1 million people, not the 8 million that Musk had expected, and for which, he assured, the platform was ready.
Musk claimed that he would show a different side of Trump, holding a more intimate conversation and not with the formality of a traditional rally or interview, however, much was left wanting, since the speech was the same, without going beyond the line and his character, Trump unsheathed his sword against some sectors of the population.
The Republican presidential candidate commented on the strike by Musk's company X (formerly Twitter) workers and applauded their dismissal; in addition, during the conversation he denied the impact of climate change and social issues. There was little to report.
The space could not be wasted to return to a topic that is already obligatory in Trump's speech: illegal immigration, pointing out left and right that "They come from Africa, Asia, the Middle East and South America. (…) In Venezuela and other countries, crime has dropped by 50 to 80 percent because they have gotten rid of all their bad people (…). They are criminals who make our criminals look like good people."
He added that people who enter the country illegally are "unproductive."
Musk nodded, saying he visited the Texas border in Eagle Pass, where he was struck by the sight of people crossing the border from Mexico like a "zombie apocalypse," referring to immigrants.
"This is an existential, fundamental issue. I think if we allow this to go on for four more years, we will no longer have a country," Musk said.
Throughout his tired and worn-out speech, it has been proven that the data and figures that Trump uses are false or used in a biased manner. But what is clear is that, clearly, social network X, or rather its owner, has taken sides, giving the candidate space to express his political opinions without pressure, just like him, with nothing more to contribute to the electoral board.
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