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How Much Longer Will We Enjoy a Trump-Free Twitter?
I wouldn’t trust a pathological liar and narcissist on his pledge not to return to Twitter
In spite of Lex Luthor having scored a win for super villains everywhere, it appears not every rich white man who wants to say whatever the hell he wants without consequence is ready to formally join in the celebration just yet.
When asked if he would be returning to Twitter now that Elon Musk has managed to buy it for $44 billion, former President Donald Trump told Fox “News” on Monday: “I am not going on Twitter, I am going to stay on TRUTH. I hope Elon buys Twitter because he’ll make improvements to it and he is a good man, but I am going to be staying on TRUTH.”
That would be TRUTH Social, launched by The Trump Media & Technology Group last month.
“We’re taking in millions of people, and what we’re finding is that the response on TRUTH is much better than being on Twitter,” Trump added. “Twitter has bots and fake accounts, and we are doing everything we can.”
“The bottom line is, no, I am not going back to Twitter,” he declared.
Trump was permanently suspended from Twitter following the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot after the company deemed a number of his tweets connected to the…
