Elon Musk wants to help out in a Trump administration. Kamala Harris is ahead of Trump in a poll on economic issues. All information in the news blog.
4.55 am: After the live conversation between Donald Trump and Elon Musk on the X platform, there was speculation on social networks about the way the presidential candidate spoke. At times, his voice sounded as if he was lisping, and some of the words were unclear. His campaign team told CNN that it was probably a question of hearing. On X, users discussed whether it was the microphone or another technical problem. Others said that Trump had sometimes slurred words before. Video recordings showed that Trump spoke to Musk on his cell phone.
4.30 am: In a live stream on the X platform, Donald Trump warned of “nuclear warming,” which he said was a greater danger than the climate crisis. At first it was unclear what he meant by that. The Republican later explained that he believed nuclear energy was dangerous. His interlocutor, Elon Musk, contradicted him and said that it was a safe form of energy production. “It’s not as scary as some people think,” Musk said.
Trump then said that this form of energy might need to be renamed to allay people’s fears. Musk, in turn, surprised everyone with a statement that the climate crisis is not that bad. “I don’t think our house is on fire,” he said, and defended the production of oil and gas. A switch from these raw materials is not necessary.
3.55 am: Elon Musk has offered to serve on Donald Trump’s administration if the former president is re-elected: “I think it would be great to have a commission on government efficiency,” Musk told Trump in a conversation streamed on X. He would be “happy to serve on such a commission,” Musk continued. Trump welcomed this and said he would “love” it if Musk were involved. The presidential candidate noted that the billionaire is a “great saver,” pointing to the cost-cutting measures Musk has taken at his companies.
3.01 am: Hundreds of thousands wanted to listen, but had to be patient: Elon Musk’s live interview with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump got off to a bumpy start. Nothing worked for more than half an hour. Read more about the glitch at X here.
1.20 am: The FBI is investigating a possible hacker access to internal communications of the campaign team of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. The US federal police confirmed this in a statement, according to consistent media reports. According to the New York Times, the FBI did not name the Republican, but referred to media reports about a “cyberattack during the election campaign.” The Washington Post, citing people familiar with the situation, said that the agency was also investigating a possible hacker attack on the Democratic opposition’s campaign team.
0.30 am: Donald Trump’s lawyers plan to sue the US Department of Justice over the 2022 raid on his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida that found classified documents. The former US president’s lawyers told Fox Business that the raid, which was conducted as part of an FBI investigation into Trump’s alleged improper storage of classified documents, was carried out with “clear intent of political persecution” and they will seek $100 million in damages.
