Former President of US Trump is back on X for live interview with Elon Musk:

Donald Trump who’s the Republican presidential candidate will be returning to X (formerly known as Twitter) after he was prohibited from the social media platform after the controversy of US capitol hill.

Live Interaction:

Former President Trump and Elon Musk, owner of Social Media Giant, X are scheduled to have a live interaction at 8pm as per the eastern time. Musk invited the social media users to pose their own questions. He said that the interview would be unscripted and there will be no limits on the matters and he exclaimed that the interactions will be highly entertaining.

X here aims to provide the Former President a political opportunity to interact with the users in the run up to 2024 elections as it gives him the social platform to interact with the millions of voters directly. This also provides an opportunity for X which heavily depends on politics.

Even as the users await the conversation, Musk on X said that they’re running some tests to see the number of participants in live interaction.

Europe reacts to the interview:

However, Europe has reacted to a live interaction in a different way. Thierry Breton who is a French business executive and also a commissioner for the internal market of the EU (also known as European Union). He cautioned Musk of the possible promotion of harmful content because of his interaction with Trump.

Breton also posted the letter on X and urged Musk to ensure that the social media platform within the EU law which also includes the Digital Services Act 2022 which was introduced to address a number of challenges which also included disinformation.

EU has no business:

Steven Cheung who’s the spokesperson of the Trump Campaign also asked the EU to not meddle in the US elections and they should mind their own business. He also termed the EU (European Union) as the enemy of free-speech and they have no right to dictate how they are supposed to campaign.

Why was Trump banned:

Donald Trump was permanently banned from Twitter in January 2021.His permanent ban came after the Capitol Hill Violence which had shook the entire US. The decision of Twitter had come after two tweets which were posted by him. The twitter said that those tweets had to be read in the context of broader events of the country. The social media giant also said that the statements of the President can be used to mobilize different users which include incitement to incite violence. The first tweet of the then President was about his supporters and second was that he won’t attend the inauguration of Joe Biden as president. After huge violence followed, Twitter banned his accounts permanently.

Trump created his own social media platform:

Even as the Former President was banned from the Social media platforms, he created his own social media platforms known as ‘Truth Social’ in early 2022. Even though his accounts were reinstated recently, he hasn’t been interacting that frequently.

Musk’s growing inclination towards Trump:

Elon Musk used to describe himself as a democrat a few years ago, however, he endorsed the candidature of Trump as President after there was an attempted assassination attack on him at the rally which was held last month.

Trump’s social media presence:

Donald Trump on Truth Social has 7.5 million followers while his X account has 88 million followers. The X account of Elon Musk has 193 million followers.