Billionaire Elon Musk caused a stir on Twitter when he started a poll on whether or not to reinstate President Donald Trump’s account. The poll, which was posted to Musk’s personal Twitter account on Saturday, quickly garnered over 1 million votes within an hour.
Musk’s tweet came just a day after US Attorney General appointed special counsel for trump investigations. The tech mogul has been a vocal critic of Trump and has even called for his impeachment in the past. Elon Musk has reinstated several banned accounts , and this tweet got the most attention.
Twitter permanently suspends Donald Trump’s account
Twitter has permanently suspended Donald Trump’s account, citing “the risk of further incitement of violence” in the wake of the deadly US Capitol riot.
In a tweet on Trump’s account status, the social media platform said it had “permanently suspended” the @realDonaldTrump account “due to the risk of further incitement of violence.”
The move comes after Twitter temporarily locked Trump’s account for 12 hours following the violent insurrection at the US Capitol on Wednesday. At the time, Twitter said Trump had violated its rules against glorifying violence.
Trump has been a prolific user of Twitter over the years, using it to communicate directly with his supporters and often bypassing traditional news outlets. He has more than 88 million followers on the platform.
Elon Musk starts a twitter poll on whether Trump should be reinstated
Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, started a Twitter poll on Friday asking whether President Donald Trump should be reinstated to the social media platform.
“Reinstate former President Trump” Musk asked in the poll, which had amassed more than 1 million votes within an hour of being posted.
The poll, which was started by Elon Musk, has received 1 million votes an hour since it began. The majority of those who have voted so far appear to be in favor of reinstating Trump’s account. However, it is unclear how the result will be since the tie is still close.
