© Reuters Musk: Twitter ban on Trump was a “serious mistake” 2024 election will support DeSantis
November 26 news from the Financial Associated Press (edited by Xiaoxiang)The world’s richest man and Twitter CEO Musk tweeted on Friday (November 25) local time, after Trump supporters stormed the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, that Twitter’s response to then-President Trump’s ban was ” a serious mistake” that must be corrected. He also replied in a tweet that he would support Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (Ron DeSantis) during the 2024 presidential campaign.
“I have no problem with Trump not tweeting. Importantly, Twitter corrected the grave mistake of banning his account, even though this did not violate the law or terms of service,” Musk said in a tweet. “Depriving a sitting President of the right to use social media to express his opinion has undermined the public trust that half of Americans have in Twitter.”
Musk announced on Saturday that he had restored former US President Donald Trump’s account on the platform after conducting a poll of Twitter users, in which 52% of users voted to unblock him.
However, in light of the olive branch thrown by Musk, Trump seems to have little interest in returning to Twitter. Trump said he has no immediate plans to return to Twitter and will stick with Truth Social, the social media site he founded.
Truth Social is a social media platform developed by Trump Media Technology Group. Truth Social account has only 4.59 million fans, while his Twitter account has more than 87 million fans.
On January 8, 2021, Trump was “blocked” by Twitter. At that time, Twitter said that because Trump could incite further violence after the attack on the Capitol, it would permanently ban his account. Biden, the Democratic candidate at the time, won the November 2020 presidential election as members of Congress ratified the results. After Trump said for several weeks that he should have been the winner of the election, the US Capitol was attacked by his supporters.
Trump has repeatedly used Twitter and other social platforms after the 2020 election to claim widespread electoral fraud in the election and to encourage supporters to protest at the Capitol in Washington. US prosecutors and a congressional committee are still investigating the attack.
The 2024 election will support DeSantis
It is worth noting that Musk also indicated local time on Friday that if DeSantis, who recently successfully re-elected Florida Governor Rowe, ran for president in 2024, he would support DeSantis.
Earlier this month, DeSantis cemented himself as the rising star of the Republican Party for his re-election as governor of Florida by nearly 20 points over Democratic challenger Charlie Crist.
American political experts have rated DeSantis highly for a long time, and he is considered the greatest opponent of former President Trump in the 2024 Republican primary. Trump announced 10 days ago that he will participate in the 2024 general election, thereby attacking the presidency for the third time.
“I would prefer a sane, centrist nominee for 2024. I had hoped for the same for the Biden administration, but have been disappointed so far,” Musk wrote in a tweet.
When asked if he would support DeSantis in the 2024 election, he replied on Twitter – “YES”.
DeSantis is known for his conservative policies on elections, abortion and public protest. Earlier this year, he signed legislation that stripped the Walt Disney Company of special tax benefits. DeSantis also frequently has disputes with the Biden administration over epidemic prevention policies, and has threatened to impose fines on counties and state governments that require workers to be vaccinated.
