Elon Musk Says He Will Reinstate Trump’s Twitter Account
On Tuesday at the Financial Times Future of the Car conference, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and future owner of Twitter, said that he will reinstate former President Donald Trump if his $44 billion deal to purchase Twitter goes through.Musk stated that the ban was “morally wrong and flat-out stupid” since he believes that the banning of Trump led to the amplification, rather than the silencing, of the former president’s views:
“I do think it was not correct to ban Donald Trump. I think that was a mistake … It alienated a large part of the country and did not ultimately result in Donald Trump not having a voice.”
Additionally, Musk added that Trump’s behavior may have warranted “a temporary suspension…but not a permanent ban.”
Trump was permanently suspended from Twitter after January 6th with Twitter justifying its suspension in a statement saying that keeping Trump on Twitter could lead to “the risk of further incitement of violence”
Trump has said that he does not plan to return to Twitter and instead he has begun to utilize his own platform, Truth Social, to post his thoughts on everyday politics.
However, Trump’s actions, such as his lawsuit to try to reinstate his social media, demonstrate that the former president would like to send his daily tweets again.
Musk has emphasized that he sees Twitter as the modern public square and that the protection of free speech leads to a healthy democracy with him tweeting before the $44 billion deal went public that “Free speech is essential to a functioning democracy.”
Whether Trump decides to return to Twitter or not, Musk’s move to reinstate the 45th President’s account demonstrates Musk’s commitment to being a free speech absolutist, and Twitter may once again serve as an outlet for President Trump to reach his supporters.
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Guess what? Truth Social turned out to be yet another Trump Steaks or Trump Vodka or Taj Mahal. "He always looks like he's going to lose until he wins! [and then loses anyway and comes crashing down in flames]"
Guess what? Truth Social turned out to be yet another Trump Steaks or Trump Vodka or Taj Mahal. "He always looks like he's going to lose until he wins! [and then loses anyway and comes crashing down in flames]"
You will be able to speak what you want
But now? It's going to cost you all for a Subscription
As the Founding Fathers knew
Freedom comes at a cost
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Driving the news: Elon Musk’s tweet that his pending Twitter takeover deal was “temporarily on hold” sent Wall Street on a wild ride Friday. Investors were already beginning to grow skeptical of Musk’s bid, but the possibility that he could walk sent Twitter’s shares tumbling more than 20% before the market opened.
Musk's tweeted clarification two hours later that he was still “committed” to the acquisition gave the stock a pop, but shares still closed down nearly 10% at market close.
Be smart: Musk’s tweet set off a ripple effect across a slew of companies, including Tesla, which saw shares jump nearly 6% on the possibility that Musk wouldn’t become a part-time CEO.
Shares in DWAC, the blank check company that plans to take former President Donald Trump’s social media company Truth Social, also gained on the possibility that Elon might bail on the deal.
New Router coming today as mine had a Modem RF HF failure it was smoked and I've been limping on 5g hot spot..
Plus the main Tower was hit