Elon Musk Says He'll Lift Trump’s Twitter Ban After Deal Closes

Elon Musk Says He'll Lift Trump’s Twitter Ban After Deal Closes
Donald Trump (L) and Elon Musk. Joe Raedle/Getty Images; Theo Wargo/Getty Images for TIME
Jack Phillips
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Elon Musk on Tuesday suggested he would lift Twitter’s ban on former President Donald Trump after closing a deal to purchase Twitter and take it private.

Musk, who is the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, said it was a mistake for Twitter to suspend the former president’s account in early 2021.

Jack Phillips
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