Lara Trump points finger at ‘deep state’ for botched Musk interview with former president

Published August 13, 2024 12:30pm ET



Former President Donald Trump’s interview with Elon Musk on X was delayed by more than 40 minutes on Monday evening, and Trump’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump, accused the “deep state” of being behind it. 

Lara Trump appeared on Sean Hannity’s show on Fox a couple of hours after Trump’s interview with Musk. Technical glitches stalled the interview, and people were prevented from joining in to listen. Musk said X had suffered a massive denial-of-service attack.

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