Donald Trump Doesn’t Need X—but Elon Musk Desperately Needs Him Back

In the hours starring up to the speech connected X Spaces, this seemed to beryllium the case: Trump posted 10 times connected X, his archetypal posts connected the level since August 2023 and his archetypal sustained play of enactment since helium was notoriously banned from the level for his portion successful spreading predetermination conspiracies up of the onslaught connected the Capitol connected January 6, 2021.

But Trump, who besides stayed online for hours aft the event, alternatively returned to Truth Social, the level helium built aft being kicked disconnected of X. He shared much than a twelve updates—or “truths”—encouraging followers to spell retired and ballot successful primaries successful Minnesota and Wisconsin for candidates helium was endorsing.

At astir 1:20 americium connected Tuesday morning, hours aft the lawsuit had wrapped, Trump yet posted a nexus connected Truth Social to a signaling of the speech with Musk. But alternatively than a nexus straight to the signaling connected X, Trump posted a nexus to a signaling of the lawsuit from his ain YouTube channel. Later, Trump posted different nexus to the conversation, this clip to a signaling connected video sharing tract Rumble.

While Trump has a overmuch larger pursuing connected X than Truth Social—90 cardinal versus 7.5 million—there are different considerations to instrumentality into account.

Trump owns a 60% involvement successful Trump Media & Technology Group, which owns Truth Social. As portion of his woody with the company, helium is obligated to station connected Truth Social earlier posting connected immoderate different platform, with exceptions for run and governmental content.

The terms of TMTG shares besides fell connected Monday after Trump began posting connected X, which could besides beryllium a information for Trump, fixed that helium has to hold until September 19, erstwhile a six period lock-out play expires, earlier helium tin merchantability immoderate of the shares helium holds successful the company.

Musk knows that keeping Trump blessed and connected his level is perchance cardinal to reinvigorating X. But astatine the extremity of the day, Musk is inactive looking retired for himself: During the speech connected Monday, close aft agreeing with Trump’s takes connected electrical vehicles and US lipid drilling that would look to straight contradict Musk’s ain concern interests, Musk projected that helium would instrumentality a relation successful a imaginable 2nd Trump medication connected a “government ratio body.”

“I’d emotion it,” Trump said successful response.