Donald Trump, whose Twitter account was suspended after the Capitol Hill riot in 2021, stated that he’s glad that the microblogging web site is now in “sane hands” after Elon Musk’s buy.
New Delhi,UPDATED: Oct 28, 2022 20:47 IST
Donald Trump (left) hailed the sale of Twitter to billionaire Elon Musk (proper). (Images: Reuters)
By Anuja Jha: In January 2021, Donald Trump’s Twitter account was completely suspended “due to the risk of further incitement of violence”. The former US president, who was accused of ‘misusing’ the microblogging web site, immediately misplaced reference to almost 89 million followers. But with Twitter possession altering arms, will Donald Trump be capable of get his account again?
On Friday, Donald Trump hailed the sale of Twitter to billionaire Elon Musk.
“I am very happy that Twitter is now in sane hands, and will no longer be run by Radical Left Lunatics and Maniacs that truly hate our country,” Donald Trump stated on his Truth Social platform.
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk took management of Twitter simply forward of a Friday deadline to finish the acquisition. Elon Musk, in his signature flamboyant model, made the announcement by way of Twitter, the place he modified his bio to “Chief Twit”. Musk additionally tweeted a video of him carrying a sink contained in the Twitter headquarters.
Musk, who accomplished the buyout of the platform after months of authorized wrangling, is anticipated to make a slew of modifications to the way in which Twitter capabilities. And removing everlasting bans on customers may be on his listing of issues to do.
As per a Bloomberg report, Elon Musk doesn’t consider in a lifelong ban on accounts. This might imply that Donald Trump would possibly simply get his account again, although nothing has been made clear but. However, Trump had stated in April this yr that he would not return to Twitter even when Elon Musk, who then had the bulk stake in Twitter, reverses the ban.
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Trump and his Twitter presence is memorable sufficient that no sooner was the acquisition made public, a pretend assertion attributed to the previous US president was circulated on social media. In the purported assertion, Trump congratulated billionaire Elon Musk and stated, “I have been told that my account will be back up and running on Monday – we will see. happy to be able to engage with an African-American owned business.”
Soon after, it was clarified that the statement was fake. “Tweet retracted. No statement from Donald Trump on Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter has been released. This was a fake statement circulating. Error regretted,” ANI tweeted.
The “real” Donald Trump could or could not need his Twitter account again and Elon Musk would possibly need to dispose of lifelong bans, however whether or not these items will come true stays to be seen.
Edited By:
Rishabh Sharma
Published On:
Oct 28, 2022
