Trump and Musk LIVE: X interview FINALLY gets underway 40 minutes late after 'cyber attack' as Donald tells Elon being shot was 'not pleasant'

Former President Donald Trump's spokesperson Steven Cheung shared a photo of the Republican nominee speaking into a smart phone as his interview with Elon Musk finally kicked off.

'BREAKING THE INTERNET!' Cheung boasted in a post on X.

Former President Donald Trump said in Monday night's interview with Elon Musk that being shot at was 'not pleasant.'

Musk brought up the July 13 assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania at the top of the interview.

The shooting compelled Musk to publicly endorse Trump and then set up Monday night's interview.

'I didn't know I had that much blood,' Trump said. 'The doctors later told me that the ear is a place that is a very bloody place if you're going to get hit.'

The ex-president conceded that it was 'the best alternative,' as nearly a month later his ear is healed.

Elon Musk's interview with former President Donald Trump finally kicked off about 40 minutes behind schedule.

Musk again claimed a cyber-attack was at fault, telling the audience it shows there's 'a lot of opposition to just hearing what President Trump has to say.'

The SpaceX and Tesla CEO then explained that the Q&A would be a conversation not a hostile interview.

'It's hard to catch a vibe about someone if you just don't hear them talk in a normal way,' Musk said.

The tech snafus plaguing former President Donald Trump's interview Monday night with X's Elon Musk were reminiscent of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis trying to launch his 2024 presidential campaign on the social media platform.

In May 2023, DeSantis announced he was running for president via X but the site melted down.

At the time, Trump trolled his rival.

'Wow! The DeSanctus TWITTER launch is a DISASTER! His whole campaign will be a disaster. WATCH!' Trump wrote on Truth Social at the time.

DeSantis only made it through the Iowa caucuses - coming in a distant second place to Trump.

He attempted to gain strength in Nikki Haley's home state of South Carolina but ended up dropping out ahead of New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary, endorsing Trump on his way out.

X users were greeted with loud music as they attempted to get into Donald J. Trump's 'Space' to hear the former president converse with X owner Elon Musk.

Eventually the music stopped and a ruffling sound could be heard.

Then Trump appeared to have muted his line.

The highly anticipated interview was supposed to kick off at 8 p.m.

Musk endorsed Trump on the heels of the assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Elon Musk said that his conversation with former President Donald Trump would happen with a smaller audience and he would release an audio recording directly afterward after a tech snafu derailed Monday night's programming.

Musk said his website, X, was the victim of a cyber-attack, which is why the Trump interview wouldn't load.

'We tested the system with 8 million concurrent listeners earlier today,' the SpaceX and Tesla CEO insisted.

Elon Musk tweeted 18 minutes after his conversation with former President Donald Trump was supposed to begin that X was the victim of a 'massive' cyberattack.

Elon Musk's highly anticipated conversation with former President Donald Trump started off with a glitch.

Users trying to click into Donald J. Trump's 'space' on X were unable to do so, as the site froze Monday night.

The interview was supposed to kick off at 8 p.m. ET. but still hadn't started 15 minutes past the hour.