SOCIAL MEDIA/TWITTER: “Elon Musk said Tuesday [May 10, 2022] he would reverse Twitter’s ban on former President Donald Trump if his acquisition goes through…
Twitter permanently suspended Trump from the platform in January 2021 following the attack by his supporters on the U.S. Capitol. The company said it made the decision after the Jan. 6 riot ‘due to the risk of further incitement of violence.’ Trump was an avid tweeter and at the time had more than 80 million followers on the platform…
Musk, who is the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, on Tuesday acknowledged that Trump said he wouldn’t return to the platform. Still, some people close to him say they expect Trump to return to Twitter anyway.”
-Jessica Bursztynsky, “Elon Musk says he would lift Twitter ban on Donald Trump after deal closes,” cnbc.com, May 10, 2022