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Elon Musk Says Twitter Would Reinstate Donald Trump’s Account After Online Poll

Photo Caption: Hours before the poll closed
<p class="css-xbvutc-Paragraph e3t0jlg0"><a class="css-1h1us5y-StyledLink exk4ewm0" href="https://www.wsj.com/topics/person/elon-musk" _mce_href="https://www.wsj.com/topics/person/elon-musk">Elon Musk</a>&nbsp;said he would reinstate&nbsp;<a class="css-1h1us5y-StyledLink exk4ewm0" href="https://www.wsj.com/topics/person/donald-trump" _mce_href="https://www.wsj.com/topics/person/donald-trump">Donald Trump</a>‘s account on Twitter Inc. after polling users on the platform, broadening the former president’s potential reach days after he declared another run for the White House.</p> <p class="css-xbvutc-Paragraph e3t0jlg0">The move also underscored how Mr. Musk has made himself the principal decider on all things Twitter after buying the platform for $44 billion late last month. Mr. Musk had previously said he would establish a content council to weigh in on account reinstatements.</p> <div class="paywall css-1u1nl00-PaywalledContentContainer e1db8bjv0"> <p class="css-xbvutc-Paragraph e3t0jlg0">The Twitter poll that Mr. Musk launched Friday recorded 51.8% of votes in favor of reinstating Mr. Trump’s account and 48.2% against.</p> <p class="css-xbvutc-Paragraph e3t0jlg0">“The people have spoken,” Mr. Musk tweeted Saturday evening. “Trump will be reinstated.”</p> </div>
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