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The Elon Musk interview that got Don Lemon's show canceled

by camjohnson26 on 3/18/24, 4:13 PM with 21 comments

• by itsjustme2 on 3/18/24, 10:14 PM

  I am not sure what the fuss is about, honestly. Elon didn't storm off the set, he answered all the questions asked, Don seemed to pick up on some negative vibes but of course he would since they're having an intense discussion where there were several points at which they had to simply disagree and move to the next subject.

  Don irritated the guy who invited him into a partnership and then that partnership was rescinded. Don himself prefaces the clip by saying his show wasn't cancelled by X. Seems pretty in line with what Elon said in the interview about how everyone's free to post, but that doesn't mean X will promote it. X decided not to promote Don Lemon's show.

• by Imnimo on 3/18/24, 6:09 PM

  Embarrassing for Musk to be so fragile, and embarrassing for Lemon to have been naive enough to think having a show on X would end any other way.

• by nadermx on 3/18/24, 6:03 PM

  Is this the striesisand effect for Don Lemon, or was this a a clever trick by musk and co to get more press over this?

• by Log_out_ on 3/18/24, 6:03 PM

  Horrible people can create great things.this does not mean society should chancel great things or their makers.the moonlanding was an archievement for all mankind. Even though nazis built the rocket. Should also be obvious that it shouldn't be a platform for the monsters to propagandize there believes.

• by ChrisArchitect on 3/18/24, 6:26 PM

  Related from last week:

  Don Lemon says Elon Musk canceled his deal with X after 'tense' interview

  https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39695897