Listeners of Donald Trump's Monday interview with Elon Musk on X sent the internet into overdrive after some noticed that the ex-president seemed to be speaking with a slight lisp.
It was unclear if Trump was misspeaking or if there was an audio quality issue after the conversation on X started off with several tech snafus.
Many on the right and left created memes to poke fun at the former president's voice, with one supporter photo-shopping Trump as Mike Tyson.
'Iron Trump is giving a great interview. Lisp and all,' said one supporter, referencing the boxing champion and 'Hangover' star's nickname.
Others compared him to two of the more famous lispers in cartoon history: Daffy Duck and Sylvester the Cat.
Listeners of Donald Trump 's Monday interview with Elon Musk on X sent the internet into overdrive after some noticed that the ex-president seemed to be speaking with a slight lisp. One meme by a Trump supporter photoshopped him to look like Mike Tyson
Others compared him to two of the more famous lispers in cartoon history: Daffy Duck and Sylvester the Cat
'Trump low-key sounds like a cartoon on this Twitter space. His mic catches a crazy lisp,' wrote one listener.
Another wondered: 'Trump sounded like he was slurring his words a bit. Did he get dental work done? Elon sounds like he always does.'
However, left wing streamer Hasan Piker defended Trump, claiming it was how X Spaces' audio quality always made people sound.
'It's probably due to audio compression issues but trump sounds like he has a lisp'.
Michael Tracey, a journalist, also noted that he'd had similar problems with the service.
'Trump isn't slurring his words, I've also had that weird thing happen on Spaces where it sounds like I have a comically outrageous lisp'.
However, former CNN journalist Chris Cillizza wondered how Trump would react to the glut of memes posted online from the supposed lisp.
'Trump lisp is SUPER pronounced. Probably the only thing he will care about when he reads coverage of this interview', he wrote.
Many on the right and left created memes to poke fun at the former president's voice
The left-leaning Huffington Post's White House correspondent S.V. Date asked the Trump campaign why the ex-president appeared to be slurring his words.
'Must be your s***ty hearing. Get your ears checked out,' a spokesperson responded.
Musk's interview with former President Donald Trump finally kicked off about 40 minutes behind schedule.
He said that his conversation with former President Donald Trump would happen with a smaller audience and he would release an audio recording directly afterward after a tech snafu derailed Monday night's programming.
Musk said his website, X, was the victim of a cyber-attack, which is why the Trump interview wouldn't load.
'We tested the system with 8 million concurrent listeners earlier today,' the SpaceX and Tesla CEO insisted.
X users were greeted with loud music as they attempted to get into Donald J. Trump's 'Space' to hear the former president converse with X owner Elon Musk.
Eventually the music stopped and a ruffling sound could be heard.
Musk's interview with former President Donald Trump finally kicked off about 40 minutes behind schedule
Then Trump appeared to have muted his line.
The highly anticipated interview was supposed to kick off at 8 p.m.
Musk endorsed Trump on the heels of the assassination attempt in Butler, Pennsylvania.
The SpaceX and Tesla CEO then explained that the Q&A would be a conversation not a hostile interview.
'It's hard to catch a vibe about someone if you just don't hear them talk in a normal way,' Musk said.
The tech snafus plaguing Trump's interview Monday night were reminiscent of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis trying to launch his 2024 presidential campaign on the social media platform.
In May 2023, DeSantis announced he was running for president via X but the site melted down.
At the time, Trump trolled his rival.
'Wow! The DeSanctus TWITTER launch is a DISASTER! His whole campaign will be a disaster. WATCH!' Trump wrote on Truth Social at the time.
DeSantis only made it through the Iowa caucuses - coming in a distant second place to Trump.
He attempted to gain strength in Nikki Haley's home state of South Carolina but ended up dropping out ahead of New Hampshire's first-in-the-nation primary, endorsing Trump on his way out.
