Trump issues statement after Meta announces end of 2-year Facebook ban, allowing him to return to the platform

Former President Trump took to social media Wednesday afternoon to chide Facebook and parent company Meta for banning him in the first place, following their announcement he would be reinstated to the platform after his two-year ban. 

"FACEBOOK, which has lost Billions of Dollars in value since ‘deplatforming’ your favorite President, me, has just announced that they are reinstating my account," he wrote shortly after 4 p.m. "Such a thing should never again happen to a sitting President, or anybody else who is not deserving of retribution!"

In the post, the former president also thanked Truth Social, his own platform, for "doing an incredible job" for having him and for their recent success. 

Meta, who also owns and operates Instagram, announced on Wednesday via a blog post that it would be ending Trump’s suspension on both social media platforms "in the coming weeks."