The Tesla CEO and soon-to-be Twitter owner things the ban was a mistake.
Elon Musk says he will reverse the Twitter (TWTR) – Get Twitter, Inc. Report ban on former President Donald Trump
This announcement ends weeks of speculation about what direction the Tesla CEO (TSLA) – Get Tesla Inc Report will take Twitter once his $44 billion takeover deal is finalized.
“I think it was a morally bad decision to be clear and foolish in the extreme,” he said at a Future of the Car event hosted by the Financial Times, which is happening live here.
Trump was banned from Twitter last year after the January 6 riot, citing the risk of further violence.
He elaborated that “I do think it was not correct to ban Donald trump I think that was a mistake … It alienated a large part of the country and did not ultimately result in Donald Trump not having a voice.”
