While speaking at an automobile conference, Telsa CEO Elon Musk said for the first time that he would reverse Twitter’s ban on former President Donald Trump.
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The Washington Post has more on Musk’s remarks condemning Twitter for banning the 45th president:
“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.
He added: “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.”
Twitter banned Trump in the wake of the Jan. 6 riots, citing the risk of further violence.
Musk is acquiring Twitter for roughly $44 billion, and has said he wants to promote free speech on the platform.