Donald Trump Has No Plans To Return To Twitter
Former U.S. President Donald Trump has said that he will not return to Twitter even if his account on the platform is reinstated. Trump's statement came just before Twitter announced a $44 billion deal with Elon Musk. The development comes a few days after Twitter adopted a 'poison pill' strategy to stop Musk from gaining control of the company, and about three weeks after Elon Musk first announced buying a 9 percent stake for around $2.9 billion.
Trump was banned from Twitter following the Capitol riots in January 2021 for allegedly inciting violence through a series of controversial Tweets. Most other mainstream social media platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, and Snapchat, also banned Trump's accounts following the riots. Facing backlash from all quarters for his alleged role in the insurrection, Trump and his allies launched a new social media platform called Truth Social. However, the service has reportedly been beset by a multitude of problems including low usage even among the Trump faithful.
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In an interview with Fox News on Monday, Donald Trump said that he will not go back on Twitter even if his account is reinstated on the platform following Elon Musk's takeover. Instead, he'll stay on Truth Social and post more regularly than he has in the past. Donald Trump has a verified account on Truth Social but has posted only once on the platform since it was launched back in February.
The interview with Fox News was seemingly conducted just before the confirmation of Musk's deal to acquire Twitter. However, in expectation of the deal going through, Trump said that he hopes Musk will eventually change it for the better. Describing Elon Musk as «a
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