
New Delhi: Former US President Donald Trump posted a short message on ‘Truth Social late Thursday night, for the first time since the app was launched two months ago, saying, “I’m back!” Trump has broken his silence just days before tech billionaire Elon Musk signed a $44 billion deal to buy Twitter, following a siege by a pro-Trump mob on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, last year. The former US President was permanently banned, citing the risk of violence.
Republican leaders cheered Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter as they expect Trump to soon change the company’s content rules to restore freedom of speech. Will invite you to return to the microblogging site. However, former US President Donald Trump has already said that he will not return to Twitter even if his account on the platform is restored after billionaire Elon Musk bought Twitter.
Trump said I am not coming to Twitter
Donald Trump released a message on his social network app ‘Truth Social’ on Thursday, writing, “I’m back! #COVFEFE” He was actually referencing a typo on a Twitter message he had sent when he was president. This message complained about the press. Trump told Fox News on April 26 that he would focus on his own platform, ‘Truth Social’, which has been mired in trouble since its launch last year. Trump was quoted as saying by the network, “I am not coming to Twitter. I will be on Truth Social.” He said that Allen bought Twitter so that he could improve it and that he is a good man, but ‘I will stick to Truth Social’.
Musk bought Twitter for $44 billion
Trump was banned on major social media platforms after the riots broke out in the US Parliament on 6 January 2020. Twitter had said that there was a danger of further escalation of violence. At that time he had 89 million followers only on Twitter. On Monday, Trump welcomed Musk’s purchase of Twitter and told Fox News that he does not see Twitter as a competitor to his product. He said, “Truth Social will remain my voice.” Musk has signed an agreement to acquire the social media platform for about $ 44 billion.

On the other hand, tech billionaire Elon Musk on Wednesday supported former US President Donald Trump’s social network app ‘Truth Social’ by sharing the App Store ranking on his microblogging handle. Musk shared a screenshot of the top five social media apps from the App Store, in which Truth Social was seen at number 1.