Trump repeats same talking points during Musk interview - but the former president’s ‘lisp’ steals the show

As Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s discussion got underway Monday night on X, the former president’s voice raised immediate questions among listeners, many of whom said they thought it sounded like he was speaking with a distinct lisp.

The live one-on-one between former president Trump — who last week floated “at least 162 misstatements, exaggerations and outright lies” during a 64-minute press conference at his Florida country club — and X boss Musk — whose false or misleading claims about the 2024 election have amassed more than 1 billion views on the social media site — was derailed by technical glitches for some 40 minutes on Monday night before finally starting.

Musk said the chat would give people an opportunity to “get a feel for what Donald Trump is like in a conversation.” But listeners were immediately distracted by Trump’s odd-sounding voice.

“Did Trump pause campaign rallies because of this massive lisp he has on this Twitter interview with Elon?” one X user posted.

“Is it just me…… What is wrong with trumps voice??” another wrote. “Sound like he has a lisp??”

“Trump got hit by the CIA lisp gun” posted a third.

In an emailed response to an inquiry about the lisp from a Huffington Post reporter, the Trump campaign said, “Must be your s****y hearing. Get your ears checked.”

The former president spent the bulk of the chat treating listeners to a laundry list of the same complaints and grievances he has been airing for years.

Trump called President Joe Biden “stupid,” and described Vice-President Kamala Harris as “incompetent,” while praising North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un, Chinese strongman Xi Jinping and Russian autocrat Vladimir Putin as “tough,” “smart,” “vicious, and “at the top of their game.” He railed