Tech billionaire Elon Musk confirmed Friday that his app X plans to hold a live town hall-like event with former President Donald Trump.
“It’s going to be interesting,” X’s owner Musk said. placed in the program when sharing a plan report New York Post.
Such were the plans of the event This was reported by Axios on ThursdayX said he was planning a similar video event with independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Axios reports that President Joe Biden’s campaign declined to participate.
X did not reveal the date of the event or further details. Representatives for the company did not immediately respond to a request for comment Friday. The Trump and Biden campaigns did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
X CEO Linda Yaccarino noted the announcement, that “People’s Municipality!” and add a fire emoji.
The planned event is a continuation of Trump’s meeting with Musk, one of the richest men in the world. Two men met in March along with a group of wealthy Republican donors, and Trump later said he liked Musk and There was a helped him in unspecified ways during his presidency.
The event will also represent Trump’s return to the platform formerly known as Twitter. Twitter’s previous management banned Trump after a group of supporters attacked the US Capitol on January 6. restored his account In 2022, Trump has rarely posted since.
Earlier on Friday, Musk posted this he was alarmed with the jury finding for Trump He is found guilty of 34 serious crimes He called Trump’s behavior a “small matter” at a silent monetary court hearing in New York on Thursday.
Musk’s intentions in this year’s election are unclear, though he is being closely watched because of his wealth, media influence and roles in highly regulated businesses as CEO of Tesla and SpaceX. He wrote in March that he he did not donate money this year to either Biden or Trump. He also wrote this it is “bend over” From endorsing Biden, but had no plans to endorsing Trump.
The Wall Street Journal reported this week Musk and Trump became increasingly friendly, speaking on the phone several times a month.
Musk positioned Xi as a is an important part of the right-wing mediapositioning conservative positions on issues such as immigration and earlier home ownership the presidential campaign was launched Florida Governor Ron DeSantis later dropped out of the race.