Cliff Notes on the News

Cliff Notes on the News

Veteran San Diego news director and reporter Cliff Albert shares his thoughts on the latest news and stories each weekday at 7:22am. Full Bio

 

Will Donald Trump Return to Big Social Media?

He's back, or soon will be. Or will Donald Trump go back on social media?

After banning former President Trump from Facebook and Instagram following the posts he put up after the January 6th attack on the U.S. Capitol two years ago, the company named Meta, says it will allow Trump back on their platforms soon.

A statement from the social media giant saying :“The public should be able to hear what their politicians are saying — the good, the bad and the ugly.” And the new owner of Twitter, Elon Musk, recently said he would allow Trump to tweet again.

But will he? In a response to the announcement by the Facebook folks, the former president posted a response on his own social media platform, Truth Social, that suggested he might not want to, blasting Facebook’s owners for banning him in the first place. 

There are some Republicans who are saying Trump will be back on Facebook and Twitter.  But there are also some Republicans who say he will decide not to. Some of them are potential rivals in the race for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination

With Trump being the only officially announced candidate and now with all the stories about will he or won’t he start tweeting and Facebooking again, he is getting the attention he certainly wants. 

The former Apprentice TV star knows how to do this and he is doing it.

(Photo Getty Images)

In this photo illustration, a phone screen displays the statement of former US President Donald Trump on his Facebook page background, on May 5, 2021, in Arlington, Virginia. - Donald Trump said May 5, 2021 it was a "total disgrace" for online giants to iPhoto: AFP via Getty Images


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