“People have spoken,” Twitter boss Elon Musk (51) wrote on Sunday night’s text message service. “Trump will be reinstated. Vox Populi, Vox Dei.” The latter is Latin and literally means “The voice of the people is the voice of God”. Metaphorical meaning: “Public opinion carries too much weight.”
A few minutes later, Trump’s Twitter profile popped up. @realdonaldtrump back online. His former 80 million followers reset to zero in subscriber count. Three hours after being unblocked, Trump has already surpassed one million followers.
51.8 percent versus 48.2 percent
The decision comes after a user survey conducted by Musk with 15 million respondents. 51.8% voted to reinstate Trump’s Twitter account.
Internet platform had Trump on January 8, 2021 lockedafter expressing his sympathy for his supporters who stormed the Capitol in Washington two days ago.
First of all, it was a long time before the first new tweet came from Trump, who had just announced his presidential candidacy in 2024. (cut)