Back when Elon Musk was pitching the idea of buying Twitter, people wondered if he intended to restore Donald Trump’s Twitter account. When Elon Musk announced that he was, in fact, buying Twitter, people wondered even more seriously.
But it seems that there is no longer a need to ask:
elon musk: Trump, Twitter, ban an error, it will restore it
– ian bremmer (@ianbremmer) May 10, 2022
This is not a drill:
BREAKDOWN: Elon Musk Says He Would Overturn Twitter’s Permanent Banning Of Donald Trump If His Offer To Buy The Company Was Successfulhttps://t.co/km1EtpMCMe
– Axios (@axios) May 10, 2022
Well, that’s some powerful free Musk talk.
JUST IN – Elon Musk says he would cancel Trump’s suspension from Twitter, adding that the ban was “morally wrong” and “absolutely stupid”.
– Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) May 10, 2022
#BREAK: Live on FT @Elon Musk says he thinks it was a morally wrong decision to ban Donald Trump from Twitter and says that if he takes ownership, it will restore Trump’s account. pic.twitter.com/JUesAyGaCe
– Moshe Schwartz (@YWNReporter) May 10, 2022
Elon Musk: “Banning Trump from Twitter didn’t put an end to Trump’s rumor. He will amplify it between the right. And that is why he is morally wrong and completely stupid ”.
– TheBlaze (@theblaze) May 10, 2022
All that banned Trump was forcing reporters and left-handers to tweet screenshots of his press releases and other posts.
This is still only in the discussion stage, but needless to say the collapses are already brewing:
– The Nic Abides (@TheNicAbides) May 10, 2022
– kai
(@itsjustmekaila) May 10, 2022
I created a browser extension that triggers the deletion of my Twitter account when it detects the Trump account reset.
Photocopy and also send by US Express Mail overnight to Elon Musk a photo of my butt.
– A. Sharpie
(@AlabamaSharpie) May 10, 2022
Just like everything else for the rich. Rules for me, not rules for you
– Mike Baptiste (@ MikeBaptiste1) May 10, 2022
forget it; they are rolling.
Oh. Oh no
– AJ Roberts (@A_J_Roberts) May 10, 2022
He threatened a nuclear war on Twitter @Elon Musk do you think it’s ok?
– DWUK (@UKfriendlyguy) May 10, 2022
Not that he probably cares, but I will never buy a Tesla as long as its name is attached to the company … and I will not lift that ban!
– Time2Act (@jlhatty) May 10, 2022
Because that’s all what prevents you from buying a Tesla. OK friend.
Well, that would be my last day here.
– Dave Maro (@ Salazar9431) May 10, 2022
Narrator: No, it won’t. When Donald Trump had a Twitter account, he couldn’t resist using it. And Resisters can’t resist using theirs to haunt every tweet of him. There is a symbiotic relationship between Trump and the Resistance. Their Need each other.
Many response obsessives are about to get their careers back. https://t.co/JRjm68wjXH
– Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) May 10, 2022
Quite right? If anything, the Resistance should be enthusiastic to the prospect of Donald Trump returning to Twitter.
Anyway, we leave you with this short thread on the subject by Glenn Greenwald:
Numerous world leaders also condemned Twitter and Facebook for banning Trump, including many who had a clear dislike of Trump: including Germany’s Merkel, France’s Macron, various EU officials, Mexico’s AMLO, etc. They saw it as a threat to democracy. https://t.co/joqb5yXXIT
– Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) May 10, 2022
https://t.co/wk4HLo76J6 pic.twitter.com/BDTXyWD9Oy
– Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) May 10, 2022
Among those who opposed Trump’s ban on Twitter was a dangerous “censorship”. @Nalvanylike that of the Washington Post @jawillick just underlined
:
https://t.co/lHCCu5Mzhn– Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) May 10, 2022
Probably the most eloquent and compelling objections to Twitter’s ban on Trump as dangerous and undemocratic censorship came from Mexican President López Obrador. Highly recommended for those who have not heard:pic.twitter.com/5cL5vqq3Ug
– Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) May 10, 2022
Donald Trump is a mess. So are many people. Let everyone be allowed to show it.