Elon Musk tweeted Saturday night that “the people have spoken. Trump will be reinstated.”
The news came after a Musk poll on Twitter poll found a 51.8% majority supporting bring Trump back on Twitter. Former President Donald Trump, who has vowed never to return after he was banned after Jan. 6, has yet to make a statement.
“The people have spoken,” Musk tweeted moments after the poll closed before 8 p.m. Saturday night. “Trump will be reinstated. Vox Populi, Vox Dei.”
The move was not instantaneous, as the @RealDonaldTrump account remained suspended after 8 p.m. ET.
Trump’s account on Truth Social, his own social media platform, has yet to post a response.
Musk started a Twitter poll late Friday, asking followers to vote on whether to reinstate Trump’s account on the platform, with Saturday night final results showing 51.8% voting “Yes” among 15,085,458 votes.
“Vox Populi, Vox Dei” is a Latin phrase that roughly means “the voice of the people is the voice of God.” He later tweeted about 1 million people were voting per hour
