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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\u201cThe people have spoken. Trump will be reinstated,\u201d Musk tweeted Saturday night. \u201cVox Populi, Vox Dei,\u201d Latin for \u201cthe voice of the people is the voice of God.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The account, which Twitter banned following the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, was restored after Twitter CEO and new owner Elon Musk posted a poll on Twitter on Friday night asking the platform\u2019s users if Trump should be reinstated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The much-anticipated decision from the new owner sets the stage for the former president\u2019s return to the social media platform, where he was previously its most influential, if controversial, user. With almost 90 million followers, his tweets often moved the markets, set the news cycle and drove the agenda in Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Trump has previously said he would remain on his platform, Truth Social, instead of rejoining Twitter, but a change in his approach could hold major political implications. The former president announced this month that he will seek the Republican presidential nomination in 2024, aiming to become only the second commander in chief ever elected to two nonconsecutive terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Asked on Saturday what he thought of Musk purchasing Twitter and his own future on the platform, Trump praised Musk but questioned whether the site would survive its current crises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey have a lot of problems,\u201d Trump said in Las Vegas at the Republican Jewish Coalition meeting. \u201cYou see what\u2019s going on. It may make it, it may not make it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Still, Trump said he liked Musk and \u201cliked that he bought (Twitter.)\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHe\u2019s a character and I tend to like characters,\u201d the former president said of Musk. \u201cBut he\u2019s smart.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Throughout Trump\u2019s White House tenure, Twitter was central to his presidency, a fact that also benefited the company in the form of countless hours of user engagement. Twitter often took a light-touch approach to moderating his account, arguing at times that as a public official, the then-president must be given wide latitude to speak.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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