Donald Trump Returns to Twitter Following Elon Musk's Poll
Donald Trump's account was restored Saturday after a narrow majority of voters supported the move, days after the former US president announced another White House bid. The platform banned Trump's account for his role in the January 6 attack on the US Capitol by a mob of his supporters seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 election. The people have spoken. Shortly after the poll on his account ended, Musk said that Trump would be reinstated. He said that the voice of the people is the voice of God. More than 15 million people voted in favor of reinstating the controversial profile, with 51 against. 8 percent in favor. 2 percent against.
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Trump, who had more than 88 million users when his account His political allies highlighted his return on Saturday. House Republican Paul Gosar welcomed Trump back. Musk's poll asked for a simple "yes" or "no" response to the statement "Reinstate former President Trump." The controversial and hard-charging new owner of the one-to-many messaging platform mused Saturday morning "Fascinating to watch the Trump poll!" Last year he asked his followers if he should sell stock in his company. He sold more than $1 billion in shares.
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Trump has said he will not return to the popular platform but will remain on his own network, Truth Social. Trump appeared via video Saturday at a gathering of the Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas, where he said he welcomed Musk's poll and was a fan of the man himself, but appeared to reject any return. I like him. He said, "He's a character and again, I like characters." He said that he didn't see any reason for him to return to the platform. Musk, who is also the CEO of both companies, has come under fire for the changes he made to the company. He fired half of the staff, scrapped a work-from- home policy and imposed long hours, all while his attempts to change the company faced backlash and delays.
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Major advertisers stepped away from the platform after his attempts to change user verification with a subscription service led to a slew of fake accounts. On Friday, Musk appeared to be pressing on with his plans and reinstated previously banned accounts, including that of comedian Kathy Griffin, which had been taken down after she impersonated him on the site. The company's offices were locked down Friday and hundreds of employees quit rather than comply with Musk's demands that they resign themselves to working long, tiring days.