Trump officially back on Twitter after nearly 2-year ban thanks to Elon Musk user poll
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Donald Trump is officially back on Twitter after Elon Musk said in a tweet Saturday night that the former president was going to be reinstated.
Trump, 76, was banned from the social media platform after the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection.
On Friday, Musk posted a 24-hour Twitter poll asking users to decide if the controversial Trump, who recently announced a new run for the White House, should be reinstated on the embattled platform.
In the end, more than 15 million people voted, with those choosing to reinstate Trump taking 51.8% of the vote to 48.2% who said no.
“The people have spoken. Trump will be reinstated. Vox Populi, Vox Dei,” Musk wrote just after 8 p.m.
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