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Sep 26, 2022
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Rumors circulated on Monday morning that Twitter would be reinstating Donald Trump's news-making account.
Early in the morning, FirstSquawk, a Twitter account that often tweets business and financial news, announced the social media platform would be reinstating the former president's account.
"TWITTER INC SAID TO REINSTATE DONALD TRUMP TWITTER ACCOUNT," FirstSquawk wrote.
Following the tweet, several other Twitter accounts with large followings proliferated the rumor.
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It is unclear where FirstSquawk received the information about Trump's Twitter account from but neither Twitter nor Trump made any public announcement about reactivating Trump's account.
In the comments of the tweets, people wondered if the rumor was true and expressed their feelings toward it.
"Real or fake news?!?" Jack tweeted.
"Believe it when I see it," Paul responded.
\u201cTWITTER INC SAID TO REINSTATE DONALD TRUMP TWITTER ACCOUNT\u201d— First Squawk (@First Squawk) 1664174221
Trump was banned from Twitter in 2021 after the January 6th attack on the Capitol. Twitter said they were closing the former president's account "due to the risk of further incitement of violence."
The ban was met with backlash from people who believed the decision was a violation of free speech. This included Tesla CEO Elon Musk who said he would reinstate Trump's account, if had acquired Twitter.
\u201cNature is healing\u201d— \u0421\u043b\u0430\u0432\u0430 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0456 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6 (@\u0421\u043b\u0430\u0432\u0430 \u0423\u043a\u0440\u0430\u0457\u043d\u0456 \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\udde6) 1664212347
\u201cTake it with a grain of salt but I still kinda hope it\u2019s true lol\u201d— \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8Droller Candyman Arc (@\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8Droller Candyman Arc) 1664203395
\u201c@FirstSquawk Just say No. \nTwitter is better off without the distraction and chaos.\u201d— First Squawk (@First Squawk) 1664174221
However, Trump found a new home on Truth Social where he plans to stay.
“I am not going on Twitter, I am going to stay on Truth," Trump told Fox News in April.
\u201cNEWS | Twitter | Trump\n\nTwitter Inc. to reinstate Donald Trump Twitter account - Reports\n\nTrump's account was suspended after it was alleged he encouraged and allowed insurgency when his supporters stormed Capitol Hill\n\nHe created his own social media platform [Truth Social]\u201d— Sphithiphithi Evaluator (@Sphithiphithi Evaluator) 1664175579
As of Monday, 26 September, Trump's account remained suspended.
We reached out to Twitter for comment.
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