Elon Musk renewed his interest in Twitter, Inc. TWTR last week after failing to honor the deal he struck with the platform in April.
What happened: If the Tesla, Inc. TSLA The CEO manages to close the deal and if he keeps his earlier pledge, Trump could have his Twitter ban revoked, allowing him to become a prominent voice on the platform ahead of the Nov. 8 midterm polls, CNBC reported.
Twitter and other social media platforms such as MetaPlatform, Inc META Facebook suspended that Accounts of the former President following the January 6, 2021 Capitol riots.
According to CNBC, the suspension has dealt Trump a major blow, according to political analysts. It ‘took his megaphone away’ Jonathan Nagler, a politics professor at New York University, said according to the report. Democratic strategist Kurt Bardela Trump reportedly said he was a “Twitter addict who loves the “instant gratification” it provides,” the report added.
Trump’s social media platform truth social, a unit of Trump media and technology group, which has agreed to a merger with SPAC Digital World Acquisition Corp. DWACThe report said it didn’t give it the reach it wanted. In contrast to the 90 million Twitter followers Trump had at his peak, his Truth Social account has just 4.15 million followers, CNBC said.
Why it matters: Trump’s return to Twitter could offer him an opportunity to share his thoughts on the midterms with a broader audience, including media organizations and politicians in the US and abroad, the report said.
It could also work differently. The increased visibility Trump could potentially gain on the platform will likely remind moderates why they don’t want Republicans in office, Nagler reportedly said.
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