A Musk-owned Twitter opens door to potential Trump return


A rally-goer wears Trump socks during a rally in Delaware, Ohio. A Trump reinstatement is not without downside for Musk, who could face pushback beyond the world of Twitter. — AFP

NEW YORK: Four days after Twitter permanently suspended Donald Trump’s account on January 8, 2021, the then-US president’s son pleaded with entrepreneur Elon Musk to employ his “brilliance” to launch a social media platform that “isn’t biased” to crush the competition.

Musk didn’t accept Donald Trump Jr’s challenge.

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