Donald Trump: ‘I Am Not Going Back to Twitter,’ Even With Elon Musk Taking Over

variety.com:

Zack Sharf Donald Trump confirmed to Fox News that he will not return to Twitter despite the company’s sale to Elon Musk. Trump plans to use his own social media platform, the recently-launched Truth, for all of his social media needs moving forward.

The Truth app launched earlier this year to several glitches, but it did hit the No. 1 spot on Apple’s app store on the day of its debut.“I am not going on Twitter.

I am going to stay on Truth,” Trump told Fox News.Musk completed his purchase of Twitter for $44 billion on April 25. Trump predicts Musk will “make improvements” to the platform because “he is a good man.” Musk, the richest person in the world, has said that he intends to expand the kind of speech Twitter allows after frequently criticizing the platform’s “failure” to uphold principles of free speech.

Trump was banned from Twitter following the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The platform suspended Trump’s account “due to the risk of further incitement of violence.” With Musk now taking over, many users were left wondering if Musk’s desire for expanding Twitter’s free speech would result in Trump’s return.“[Truth is] taking in millions of people, and what we’re finding is that the response on Truth is much better than being on Twitter,” Trump said.