Elon Musk interview of Trump marred by technical issues
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Elon Musk interview of Trump marred by technical issues

NASA Space Technology Former US president Donald Trump (right) and Elon Musk are seen at the Firing Room Four after the launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Crew Dragon spacecraft on NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 mission to the International Space Station from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, US May 30, 2020. — ReutersWASHINGTON: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's interview with billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk finally got underway on Musk's social media platform X on Monday evening, following a lengthy delay caused by technical problems that kept many users from accessing the live stream.Musk, who has endorsed Trump, began the event at 8:42 p.m. (0042 GMT Tuesday), more than 40 minutes after the scheduled start time. He blamed the difficulties on a distributed denial-of-service attack, in which a server or network is...
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Trump to debate Harris and Covid summer wave: Morning Rundown
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Trump to debate Harris and Covid summer wave: Morning Rundown

Politics tamfitronics Donald Trump tries to take back the election spotlight. U.S. track star Noah Lyles reveals a Covid diagnosis moments after a bronze-winning sprint. And the number of migrants coming into U.S. cities is declining.Here’s what to know today.Trump dares Harris on debates and interviews to reassert himselfMark your calendars — a debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump is set for Sept. 10.And there might be more to come. During a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago resort, Trump said he would be open to three debates next month.This is Morning Rundown, a weekday newsletter to start your day. Sign up here to get it in your inbox.Trump’s eagerness to debate — and the Florida news conference itself — are signs that he’s looking to reassert himself in...
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Now We Know Why That Disastrous Trump Event Started So Late
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Now We Know Why That Disastrous Trump Event Started So Late

Top Stories Tamfitronics Donald Trump almost didn’t take the stage at the National Association of Black Journalists conference earlier this week because he was terrified of being fact-checked.The former president appeared on stage Wednesday more than an hour late to take part in a conversation moderated by ABC News’s senior congressional correspondent Rachel Scott, Fox News anchor Harris Faulkner, and Semafor’s political reporter Kadia Goba. Trump quickly complained about the delayed start, saying it had taken half an hour for the NABJ to get their sound equipment to work. Apparently, he was trying to get ahead of something else. While there were some audio problems, “the bigger problem was his threat not to take the stage when he had agreed to go on. He did not want to be fact-checked, but we could not let...
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