- Elon Musk reinstated the account of former President Donald Trump via Twitter on Saturday.
- Although the @realDonaldTrump account has been activated again, many tweets dating back to January 6 have disappeared.
- One tweet attacking Mike Pence’s courage, and another about the riot seem to have been deleted.
After Elon Musk Reinstated Donald Trump’s twitter accountSome of the tweets of the ex-president from the Capitol riot seemed to have been deleted on Saturday
The transcript of Trump’s tweets from January 6, 2021. The University of California Santa Barbara’s American Presidency Project compiled this listSeveral posts had been missing from the discussion after the event. @realDonaldTrumpYour account was activated.
“Mike Pence did not have the courage and the will to protect our country and our Constitution, giving States the chance to certify a corrected, not fraudulent, or incorrect set of facts which they were previously asked to certify,” Trump tweeted on January 6 at 2:24 pm. This was in the middle of the riot in which his supporters stormed Capitol to stop the certification of the election. USA demands the truth!
Also missing was a post Trump made after 6 p.m. the same day, saying: “These are the things and events that happen when a sacred landslide election victory is so unceremoniously & viciously stripped away from great patriots who have been badly & unfairly treated for so long. Go home with love & in peace. This day will be remembered forever!Â
It was unclear when the tweets were deleted or why they had disappeared. Insider asked for comment from Trump and Twitter but did not receive a response.
Other tweets from the former president appear unaltered. Many of his tweets about election fraud contain a warning that this information is not reliable.
Trump’s followers also fluctuated wildly after he was reinstated. Ryan Mac, tech reporter for The New York Times In a tweetIt may take some time to restore back-end connections. Trump’s profile has been deactivated“
Trump was Twitter banned on January 8, 2021Following the siege of the US Capitol. “After close inspection of the recent tweets from @realDonaldTrumpaccount and the context surrounding them, we have permanently suspended this account due to the potential for further incitement to violence,” the company stated in A tweetAn announcement of the ban.
Although Twitter’s billionaire owner has stated previously that he believes that The decision to ban Trump was “morally incorrect and plain out stupid.” Musk posed the question of Trump’s reinstatement to his followers in a Friday poll. The poll was closed on Saturday night. As of Saturday evening, 51.8% had voted “Yes”, while 48.2% had voted “No.”
“The people spoke. Trump will be reinstated. Vox Populi Vox Dei,” Musk wrote Saturday in a tweet. He used a Latin phrase to translate “the voice the people is the voice God”
