Trump returns to Twitter, now X, to put up his mugshot

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Global Airport after surrendering on the Fulton County prison on August 24, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Former President Donald Trump posted to X, previously Twitter, for the primary time since his suspension from the platform, returning to proportion his mugshot within the Georgia election interference case.

The put up Thursday raises the query of whether or not X will transform a very powerful channel for Trump’s election efforts transferring ahead. The previous president has greater than 86 million fans at the platform.

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Trump’s closing tweet is from Jan. 8, 2021, pronouncing he would now not attend the inauguration of President Joe Biden that month. Trump used to be quickly after kicked off the platform solely as Twitter’s leaders on the time feared he may additional incite violence there, following the rebellion on the U.S. Capitol two days prior.

He moved to his personal social media platform, Reality Social, created via the Trump Media & Generation Staff. When billionaire Elon Musk took over Twitter, and sooner or later reversed the everlasting ban on Trump, the previous president did not even go back to the provider, sticking with Reality.

Thursday used to be the primary time Trump has damaged his silence at the social community since being reinstated. He shared his mugshot taken previous that day with the phrases “NEVER SURRENDER!” after which the cope with for his website online elevating cash for his presidential marketing campaign.

Nonetheless, Trump posted on Reality after sharing the mugshot on X, “I LOVE TRUTH SOCIAL. IT IS MY HOME!!!”

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Trump is being charged in Georgia with a number of alleged crimes, together with racketeering and fraud, associated with his efforts to take care of the presidency after he misplaced the 2020 election.

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