Former President Trump made it clear that his lisp during his interview with Elon Musk on Monday was the result of technology and that he wasn’t actually slurring his speech.
“Unfortunately, due to the complexity of modern equipment and cell phone technology, my voice sounded a little different and strange in certain areas,” Trump wrote in a statement posted to Truth Social.
‘That’s why we made an up-to-date and perfect recording of the conversation. ENJOY!!!’
On X.com, formerly Twitter, Trump posted a new recording of his two-hour conversation with Musk, in which his voice is clear and he doesn’t lisp.
Former President Trump made it clear that his “lisping” during his interview with Elon Musk on Monday was the result of technology and that he wasn’t actually slurring his words
Musk’s interview with Trump was initially livestreamed on Spaces on X, a platform for hosting live audio conversations
Musk’s interview with Trump was initially livestreamed on Spaces on X, a live audio conversation platform.
Listeners were confused when it turned out that the former president suffered from a slight lisp.
Many people on both the left and the right have created memes to ridicule the former president’s voice. One of their supporters even photoshopped Trump as Mike Tyson.
“Iron Trump gives a great interview. Lisp and all,” said one supporter, referring to the nickname of the boxing champion and “Hangover” star.
Trump dotted the i’s in a post on Truth Social
Others compared him to two of the most famous lisping cartoon characters in history: Daffy Duck and Sylvester the Cat.
“Trump sounds subdued like a cartoon on Twitter. His microphone picks up a funny lisp,” one listener wrote.
Another wondered: ‘Trump sounded like he was slurring his words a little. Did he get his teeth fixed? Elon sounds like he always does.’
However, left-wing streamer Hasan Piker defended Trump, claiming that this was because people always sounded like them on X Spaces’ audio quality.
Listeners of Donald Trump’s interview with Elon Musk on X on Monday sent the internet into overdrive after some noticed the former president appeared to speak with a slight lisp. A meme from a Trump supporter has photoshopped him to look like Mike Tyson
Others compared him to two of the most famous lisping cartoon characters in history: Daffy Duck and Sylvester the Cat
“It’s probably due to audio compression issues, but Trump sounds like he has a lisp.”
Journalist Michael Tracey also reported having similar problems with the service.
‘Trump doesn’t slur his words. I’ve had a strange experience at Spaces, where it sounded like I was lisping ridiculously loudly.’
However, former CNN journalist Chris Cillizza wondered how Trump would respond to the flood of memes posted online about the alleged lisp.
“Trump’s lisp is SUPER pronounced. Probably the only thing he’ll care about when he reads the news coverage of this interview,” he wrote.
SV Date, White House correspondent for the left-leaning Huffington Post, asked the Trump campaign why the ex-president seemed to be speaking so unclearly.
“It must be your bad hearing. Get your ears checked,” a spokesperson responded.
Musk’s interview with former President Donald Trump ultimately began about 40 minutes later than scheduled.
He said his conversation with former President Donald Trump would take place before a smaller audience and that he would release an audio recording immediately afterward, after a technical problem disrupted Monday night’s programming.
Musk said his website, X, had been the victim of a cyberattack, which was why the interview with Trump could not load.
“We tested the system earlier today with 8 million concurrent listeners,” the SpaceX and Tesla CEO emphasized.
X users were greeted with loud music when they tried to enter Donald J. Trump’s ‘Space’ to hear the former president speak with X owner Elon Musk.
Finally the music stopped and a rustling sound was heard.
But then it appeared that Trump had tempered his stance.
The long-awaited interview was scheduled to begin at 8 p.m.
Musk supported Trump shortly after the assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania.
The SpaceX and Tesla CEO then explained that the Q&A would be a conversation and not a hostile interview.
“It’s hard to get a sense of someone if you don’t hear them speak in a normal way,” Musk said.
Trump also boasted on Truth Social about the large number of people who watched his conversation with Musk
In addition to justifying his lisping voice, Trump also used his Truth Social post to brag about the large number of people who watched the interview.
“My conversation with Elon last night was heard by a RECORD audience and was truly something special, because Elon himself is also very special. I thank him for his strong support!”