Elon Musk says he would reverse Twitter’s ban of former US President Trump

If Trump were to rejoin Twitter, it’s unclear that returning to the platform would help him or the Republican Party. — AP

Elon Musk said he would allow former US President Donald Trump to return to Twitter if the Tesla chief executive takes ownership of the company, reversing the former president’s January 2021 suspension over his incendiary tweets surrounding the Jan 6 attack on the US Capitol.

During a virtual appearance at the Financial Times Future of the Car conference on Tuesday, Musk said “a temporary suspension is appropriate, but not a permanent ban.” He added that the decision to suspend Trump was “morally wrong” and led to conservatives moving to more insular spaces.