Donald Trump-Elon Musk Interview: Trump Claims ‘A Smart President Could Have Stopped Russia-Ukraine Conflict’, Slams Climate Change Science

During his interview with Elon Musk, Donald Trump touched on a variety of topics. He started by discussing national security and global geopolitics, asserting, “If you’re a history student, the first thing you learn is you cannot let Russia and China align. But then they also got, if you take a look, Iran, and they have North Korea … they call it the Axis of Evil. In the old days, you had the Axis of Evil. Here, we have a modern day Axis of Evil. These are powerful countries.”

Trump then shifted to downplaying the severity of the climate crisis, saying, “The biggest threat is not global warming, where the ocean is going to rise one-eighth of an inch over the next 400 years … you’ll have more ocean front property, right? The biggest threat is not that. The biggest threat is nuclear warming, because we have five countries now that have significant nuclear power, and we have to not allow anything to happen with stupid people like Biden.”

Returning to national security, Trump discussed Russia’s military history and the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. He remarked, “You know, Russia defeated Germany with us, and they defeated Napoleon. You know, they’ve been around a long time. They’re a big fighting force, and it’s very unfair. And Ukraine now doesn’t have enough men, they’re now using young men and very old men to fight, and … we’re in a very bad position. And I’m not going to blame, exclusively, but I can tell you, I could have stopped that, and a smart president could have stopped that.”

Donald Trump’s highly anticipated interview with Elon Musk on X was marred by major technical issues even before it began. The disruption forced Musk to limit the interview to a smaller audience, leaving many users unable to tune in.

This interview was seen as a crucial moment for Trump, especially as Vice President Kamala Harris has closed the gap in opinion polls and energized Democratic voters with recent rallies. The Trump campaign had billed the interview as the “interview of the century.”