Should Trump be allowed back on social media after he leaves office? Half of Americans say yes

Less than a week after President Donald Trump was banned from major social media platforms for continuing to spread misinformation credited with inciting violence, half of Americans believe he should be allowed back on once his presidency ends, according to the latest poll from PBS NewsHour, NPR and Marist.

Throughout his time in office, Trump has used social media to speak directly to Americans, announce policies, attack critics and, in the months leading up to and since the November election, to promote unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud and a “rigged” election. After a crowd of his supporters, fired up by a speech he gave outside the White House last week, stormed the Capitol in a riot that led to the deaths of five people, Trump’s account was permanently suspended on Twitter and indefinitely frozen on Facebook.