The Twitter account of former President Donald Trump was reactivated for the first time in nearly two years on Saturday, Elon Musk announced.
The former president had been barred from Twitter indefinitely after the company said his use of the platform contributed to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. However, Musk, who previously purchased the social media platform for $44 billion, vowed to reinstate Trump once he took over the company, and asked in an online poll whether or not he should do so. The poll showed that 51.8 percent of the respondents wanted the former president back on Twitter, as opposed to 48.2 percent who voted no.
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