Trump news – live: Trump’s Twitter account reinstated after nearly two-year ban
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Donald Trump’s Twitter account was reinstated early on Sunday after being banned for almost two years.
New Twitter owner Elon Musk had held a survey on the platform earlier on Saturday and announced he would restore Mr Trump’s account after the majority voted in favour.
Mr Trump’s influential Twitter page was suspended for inciting violence following the January 6 riots at the US Capitol.
Shortly after the announcement, Mr Trump’s account reappeared on Twitter and all of his previous tweets also reappeared. It seems to have been restored with 0 followers and following 0 accounts, but within minutes the number of followers started rising dramatically into the hundreds of thousands.
Earlier Mr Trump addressed the influential Republican Jewish Coalition in Las Vegas, among the first major GOP events in the wake of the disappointing midterm elections.
Asked about Mr Musk’s public poll, he told a crowd that he sees “no reason” to rejoin Twitter as he enjoys his own social network. He also repeated his widely condemned claims that American Jewish people are insufficiently supportive of his Israel policies.
ICYMI: Trump revealed to have tweeted classified image from spy satellite
Three years after he disseminated a highly classified satellite photograph depicting the site of a failed Iranian rocket launch, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency has formally declassified the image Donald Trump once distributed to his roughly 80 million Twitter followers.
According to NPR, the NGA declassified the image after a “grueling Pentagon-wide review to determine whether the briefing slide it came from could be shared with the public” in response to a Freedom of Information Act request from the radio network.
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Maroosha Muzaffar20 November 2022 06:15
‘Mitch McConnell is to blame for Republicans’ flop in the Senate, but not for the reasons conservatives think’
The Independent’s Eric Garcia writes: “Conservatives are calling for his head for not supporting ‘ultra-MAGA’ candidates. But he blew their chances by confirming the judges who killed Roe v Wade.”
Alex Woodward20 November 2022 06:00
Mary Trump warns ‘much worse things’ will happen if Trump indictment decision not made before 2024 announcement
Mary Trump, the former president’s niece, has warned that the clock is ticking for the US Department of Justice and Attorney General Merrick Garland to decide on whether to indict her uncle following midterm elections.
Alex Woodward20 November 2022 05:00
Trump reinstated on Twitter by Elon Musk after two-year ban
Donald Trump’s Twitter account has been reinstated by Elon Musk after it was banned for nearly two years.
Mr Musk announced on Saturday evening that he would reinstate the former president’s account after it was banned for inciting violence in the wake of the Jan 6 insurrection, a move that was previously described as permanent.
“The people have spoken,” the new Twitter boss wrote late on Saturday. “Trump will be reinstated.”
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Maroosha Muzaffar20 November 2022 04:02
A guide to the investigations facing Donald Trump
The former president is under several congressional, civil and criminal investigations, which range from his business interests and allegations of tax fraud to his efforts to undermine the 2020 presidential election.
Alex Woodward20 November 2022 04:00
It’s ‘increasingly likely’ Trump will face criminal charges, Bill Barr says
Trump’s former attorney general Bill Barr says it looks “increasingly likely” that Donald Trump will be “legitimately” indicted on criminal charges by the US Department of Justice.
Alex Woodward20 November 2022 02:00
Trump to be reinstated on Twitter after two-year ban, Elon Musk announces
Elon Musk announced on Saturday evening he will reinstate Donald Trump’s Twitter account, after a nearly two-year ban that was previously described as permanent.
“The people have spoken,” the new Twitter boss wrote on Saturday. “Trump will be reinstated.”
The billionaire added, “Vox Populi, Vox Dei,” a Latin phrase meaning “the voice of the people is the voice of God.”
The Independent has contacted Twitter for further comment on the decision, and whether it marks a change to the company’s user guidelines or ban process.
Josh Marcus has the full story.
Josh Marcus20 November 2022 01:58
House Republicans announce investigations into Biden family after winning slim majority
Hours after Republican representatives were projected to win a slim majority in the House of Representatives, GOP lawmakers reviewed a swathe of planned investigations into President Biden and his family.
House Republicans made a number of claims, including that the president is connected to his son’s business dealings in as many as 50 countries.
Alex Woodward20 November 2022 01:00
Anti-abortion group that helped overturn Roe v Wade sues FDA to revoke approval of abortion drug
A right-wing group that has supported anti-abortion litigation across the US, including the landmark Supreme Court case that overturned Roe v Wade, is suing the Food and Drug Administration to reverse its approval of a commonly used abortion drug.
Mifepristone is used in medication abortion, a procedure that accounts for a majority of abortions in the US. It is also commonly used to treat miscarriages.
Alex Woodward20 November 2022 00:00
‘Trump’s racist rhetoric was blamed for a 145% rise in hate crimes against Asian Americans. Now he’s at it again’
The former president’s attacks against his former transport secretary and the governor of Virginia recall the kind of racist language he used during the Covid-19 pandemic, The Independent’s John Bowden writes:
Alex Woodward19 November 2022 23:00
