Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s joint X-Area event suddenly crashed on Monday afternoon. At 5:00 PM Pacific Time, a meeting was set to take place between the proprietor of X and the former President, but unfortunately, customers encountered an error message while attempting to join the discussion at that time.
“This house cannot be obtained,” a message reads on X, as you attempt to claim it.
The highly anticipated dialogue – a collaboration touted by both Trump and Musk – was expected to culminate in the final address from the outgoing U.S. president’s return to X. The live stream, dubbed an “Areas occasion,” commenced at precisely 5:42 pm Pacific Time, with Elon Musk referring to the event as a “dialog.” The stay occasion was slated to commence at 5:00 PM Pacific Time.
Trump returned to the social media platform on Monday morning, his first post since January 2021 when. Donald Trump’s Monday social media posts showcased a mix of promotional content, including dialogue with Elon Musk, alongside campaign-style advertisements and links directing users to his official website. Since leaving office, Trump has predominantly utilised his self-owned digital platform, Reality Social, for his online presence. For nearly two years, Trump had been permitted to post on X, with little incident. However, shortly after Elon Musk acquired Twitter and rebranded it as X, Trump’s access was curtailed.
Reports suggest that Elon Musk tweeted about a massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack targeting X, which allegedly caused the downtime of X House. According to X’s proprietor, the social media platform has recently conducted thorough testing, achieving a remarkable milestone of 8 million simultaneous users. During his testimony before the House committee, Musk linked the purported DDoS attack on Twitter’s servers to the backlash he faced from opposing the previous administration’s policies.
“As this massive assault demonstrates, significant resistance exists to people merely listening to President Trump’s words. I’m honored to engage in this discussion,” Elon Musk said as the debate began.
It’s hardly surprising this isn’t the first instance of an X House being used as a backdrop for a political campaign. During May 2023, Twitter’s top tech executives participated in a Twitter Space discussion with Elon Musk and entrepreneur David Sacks at the Twitter House.
