Donald Trump
We all knew this was coming, but still Musk’s over-the-weekend announcement that he was giving former President Donald Trump his once-favorite toy back was still blisteringly stupid. Twitter’s new CEO posted a poll to his personal Twitter account asking users to say “yes” or “no” to having Trump return. While Musk claimed there were more than just Musk sycophants voting on the poll, it’s still a biased means of gauging the entire Twitter public. The man who recently told his users to “vote Republican” would likely have a higher number of supporters predisposed to bringing back the old tweeter-in-chief.
What rules did Donald Trump break during his presidency? Tons, but on Jan. 8 the platform finally permanently suspended his account following the U.S. Capitol insurrection on Jan. 6, Twitter noted his comments after the whole ordeal “can be mobilized by different audiences, including to incite violence.”
Though really, the poll was just a smokescreen to give his decision some kind of legitimacy beyond himself. Even if Musk disagrees with Trump on occasion, he may want the name back on Twitter to help drive more traffic. His asinine tenet of being a “free speech absolutist” isn’t a part of Twitter’s stated policy, at least not yet.
Trump has mentioned he may possibly post some on Twitter, but he could be restricted by his current agreement with Truth Social.
