Donald Trump launches 2024 presidential campaign
Donald Trump’s Twitter account was reinstated early on Sunday after being banned for almost two years. The reinstatement came after Twitter’s new owner Elon Musk held a survey on the platform earlier on Saturday and announced he would restore Mr Trump’s account after the majority voted in favour.
Shortly after the announcement, Mr Trump’s account reappeared on Twitter along with his previous tweets. It was restored with 0 followers and following 0 accounts, but within minutes the number of followers started rising dramatically into the hundreds of thousands.
Texas Congressman Troy Nehls, who has endorsed Mr Trump’s newly announced presidential campaign, shared the news on Twitter and wrote: “2023 is going to be great. 2024 will be better.” Extremist Arizona Congressman Paul Gosar also welcomed Mr Trump with the words “He’s back.”
However, the former president has so far snubbed the social media platform. Asked about Mr Musk’s public poll, Mr Trump told a crowd that he sees “no reason” to rejoin Twitter as he enjoys his own social network, Truth Social.
