Twitter CEO Elon Musk has allowed former US president Donald Trump back on the platform. .“Trump will be reinstated," said Musk in a Saturday tweet. ."Vox Populi, Vox Dei." .This reinstatement came after Musk did a Twitter poll asking if he should or should not bring back Trump’s account. .The poll saw 51.8% of people vote yes, while 49.2% picked no. About 15.1 million people voted in the poll. .Trump has not tweeted from his account as of Saturday. .His last tweet before he was banned was about US President Joe Biden’s inauguration in 2021. .“To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th,” he said. .Twitter suspended Trump from its platform in 2021 following the Jan. 6 insurrection..“After close review of recent tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence,” said Twitter. .“In the context of horrific events this week, we made it clear on Wednesday that additional violations of the Twitter rules would potentially result in this very course of action.”.Musk reinstated prominent Canadian psychologist and author Dr. Jordan Peterson’s Twitter account on Friday. .READ MORE: HEEEEERE'S JORDAN: Peterson rejoins Twitterverse, thanks Musk.“I'm back,” said Peterson. .“Thanks @elonmusk.”
Twitter CEO Elon Musk has allowed former US president Donald Trump back on the platform. .“Trump will be reinstated," said Musk in a Saturday tweet. ."Vox Populi, Vox Dei." .This reinstatement came after Musk did a Twitter poll asking if he should or should not bring back Trump’s account. .The poll saw 51.8% of people vote yes, while 49.2% picked no. About 15.1 million people voted in the poll. .Trump has not tweeted from his account as of Saturday. .His last tweet before he was banned was about US President Joe Biden’s inauguration in 2021. .“To all of those who have asked, I will not be going to the Inauguration on January 20th,” he said. .Twitter suspended Trump from its platform in 2021 following the Jan. 6 insurrection..“After close review of recent tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account and the context around them we have permanently suspended the account due to the risk of further incitement of violence,” said Twitter. .“In the context of horrific events this week, we made it clear on Wednesday that additional violations of the Twitter rules would potentially result in this very course of action.”.Musk reinstated prominent Canadian psychologist and author Dr. Jordan Peterson’s Twitter account on Friday. .READ MORE: HEEEEERE'S JORDAN: Peterson rejoins Twitterverse, thanks Musk.“I'm back,” said Peterson. .“Thanks @elonmusk.”
