The interview has only 400,000 views since posting on Monday, and is almost impossible to find on the platform
Don Lemon’s interview with Elon Musk has only 400,000 views since launching on X on Monday morning, and the host told TheWrap it is because the platform is suppressing the conversation.
“It would seem to defy credulity that if 21 million people engaged with my post on X announcing my new show, that only a few hundred thousand would be interested in the interview on X as of this afternoon,” Lemon said. “It just doesn’t make sense.”
A representative for Lemon told TheWrap: “X is obviously suppressing free speech. Don’s interview was suppressed by X so less people view it.”
Lemon, whose show was cancelled by Musk just 24 hours after it was taped, said he could not verify the claim. But searches for the interview on X — including the term “Don Lemon Elon Musk” — turned up a series of insults against the former CNN host. The only way to view the interview was to click on Lemon’s official account, which has 1.5 million followers.
Here is an example of what the search turned up:
Don Lemon is a perfect example of the dumb person’s smart person. Elon is saying something unquestionably true and Don is struggling with it like he thinks he’s talking to a moron. He’s painfully stupid but he’s seen as an insightful person on the left.pic.twitter.com/gwnisNz9TU
— 𝙼𝚁. 𝙻𝙴𝙰𝙳𝚂𝙻𝙸𝙽𝙶𝙴𝚁 (@Lead_Flinger) March 18, 2024
On YouTube, the interview similarly only received 200,000 views in its first 12 hours.
Musk and X did not respond to requests for comment. However, two official X accounts did respond to this story itself on their platform.
Elon correctly explains why lowering the standards for medical care in the name of inclusivity is a terrible idea. Don Lemon’s brain can’t grasp the concept.
DEI will get people k*lled. pic.twitter.com/OcN50aGxRr
— Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) March 18, 2024
Source: https://www.thewrap.com/don-lemon-elon-musk-interview-suppressed-by-x-exclusive/