Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to bypass a Republican primary debate on Fox News in favor of a 46-minute interview with Tucker Carlson on Elon Musk’s X attracted a staggering 74 million views in under an hour.

What Happened: While Trump’s absence from the Fox News debate raised eyebrows, his conversation with conservative commentator Carlson generated an online frenzy.

During the interview, the former President, who has emerged as the frontrunner for the Republican nomination in the 2024 presidential race, boldly said, “We’ll get bigger ratings using this crazy forum that you are using than probably the debate.”