Musk vows to overturn Twitter ban on Trump
ELON Musk yesterday vowed to reverse Twitter’s ‘morally wrong and outright stupid’ ban on Donald Trump if he completes his £36billion takeover of the social media platform.
The Tesla owner said last month that he wanted to turn Twitter into a haven for free speech.
Former president Mr Trump was banned from Twitter in the wake of the storming of the US Capitol in January 2021, which he was blamed for inciting after he lost the presidency.
Mr Musk told a Financial Times conference: ‘I would reverse the ban – but I don’t own Twitter yet. I do think it was not correct to ban Donald Trump. I think that was a mistake.’
Mr Trump, who set up Twitter rival Truth Social, said he would not return to the platform if his access was reinstated.