Musk reinstated Trump’s Twitter account after the decision was polled.
In November 2022, Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk acquired the microblogging platform for up to $43 billion and restored former U.S. President Donald Trump ) account on Twitter (now X). Mr. Trump’s account was reinstated nearly two years after being banned following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. However, the former president is not active on the platform and keeps his supporters updated through his own social media network, “Truth Social.”
Recently, a user on X posted “It’s time for @realDonaldTrump to return to X.” The post caught the attention of the billionaire, who replied to the post and said, “Yes.”
Since being shared, Mr Musk’s post has caught the attention of several users, who have received mixed reactions.
“I don’t think he can. He has billions bet on Truth Social,” one user said.
Another user commented: “I hope you talk to him about this, @elonmusk!”
“It’s time for him to return,” a source added.
“The return will be epic,” one user said.
“I don’t think he should!” one person said.
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Meanwhile, Elon Musk has reinstated Donald Trump’s Twitter account following a poll on the microblogging site. “The people have spoken. Trump will be reinstated,” Musk posted shortly after the 24-hour poll on his account ended. More than 15 million people (237 million daily users) participated in the poll. 51.8% voted in favor of reinstating Trump’s account, but 48.2% voted against.
When Donald Trump’s account was suspended, he had more than 88 million users. He had previously said he would not return to the popular platform but would remain with Truth Social, which launched after being banned from Twitter.
Appearing via video at a rally at the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas, Trump said he welcomed Musk’s poll and was a fan of Musk himself but seemed to reject anything in return. “I do like him…you know, he’s a character, and I like characters,” he said, adding, “He did take a poll and the results were pretty overwhelming…but I have one called… … something.” The Truth Society. “
As for whether he would return to the platform, he said: “I don’t think so because I don’t see any reason.”
