dpa
London
Donald Trump has criticised the European Union and his Democratic opponents during a delayed, two-hour conversation with Elon Musk on X.
The interview, due to start at 1am on Tuesday (0000 GMT), was put back by more than 40 minutes by technical problems with X owner Musk blaming a cyberattack on the platform.
He made no mention of his disagreement with Prime Minister Keir Starmer over Britain’s riots and free speech, but he did raise the open letter posted by EU internal market boss Thierry Breton’s asking him not to spread disinformation when interviewing the former president.
Trump responded by claiming the EU is “bad” on trade with the US and criticising NATO for not spending enough on defence.
“That’s probably why they notified you,” Trump said. “They don’t treat our country well.”
In a rambling conversation that spanned more than two hours, the Tesla boss and Republican presidential nominee declared their mutual admiration and rehashed shared political views on immigration and the economy.
Trump took the opportunity to take aim at US President Joe Biden and Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, who he blamed for a rise in illegal immigration.
“She is a San Francisco liberal who destroyed San Francisco, and then as attorney-general, she destroyed California,” he said.
“She’s going to be worse than him,” he added, referencing Biden, saying the country needed to prevent anything happening under “stupid people like Biden”.
