Cuban says Harris campaign rejected live X interview with Musk

Billionaire investor Mark Cuban said Monday that Vice President Harris’s campaign rejected a live interview on the social platform X with billionaire Elon Musk, who owns the platform. 

Cuban, who has been campaigning for the vice president, said in an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” that he told the Harris campaign he could try to facilitate a meeting with Musk. 

However, he said they “didn't trust the fact that [Musk] wouldn't go on X and just say something to distort the purpose of the meeting.” 

Musk responded to Cuban’s comments in a post on X, saying he would be “happy to have a live discussion, so there can’t be any ‘distortion.’”  

“That would be so awesome,” the Tesla and SpaceX CEO added. “Please can we do this. Pretty please.” 

Cuban later clarified the “distortion” comment, saying it was the “wrong choice of words on my part” and suggesting that “disclosure” would have been a better choice. He also asked Musk if he would like to meet privately if Harris wins the election. 

During his interview on CNBC, Cuban said “100 percent yes” when asked if he believes there could be a relationship between Harris and Musk if she becomes president. 

“I’ve had that conversation,” he said. 

Musk has thrown his weight behind former President Trump, dumping $75 million into a pro-Trump super PAC he founded earlier this year and using his massive platform on X to boost the former president and his views. 

The billionaire tech mogul has focused his sights on Pennsylvania in the final weeks leading up to the election, holding a series of events in the battleground state over the weekend and writing several $1 million checks to Pennsylvania voters who sign his super PAC's petition supporting the First and Second amendments.