The Twitter account of former US president, Donald Trump has been restored by the social media’s new owner, Elon Musk.
Elon Musk reinstated Trump’s Twitter account on Saturday evening.
The action comes shortly after Musk announced he would restore the account.
The move ended a ban that started nearly two years ago in the wake of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol.
Musk made the decision following a Twitter poll on Friday in which a narrow majority voted in favor of reinstating the former president’s account.
“The people have spoken. Trump will be reinstated. Vox Populi, Vox Dei,” Musk said in a tweet, quoting the Latin phrase meaning “The voice of the people is the voice of God.”
The decision to return to Twitter or not however remains with the former US president who was banned from the platform years ago.
In response to his Twitter ban, Trump had recently created his own platform, Truth Social.
While Trump welcomed Musk’s takeover of Twitter three weeks ago, he initially said he plans to stay on Truth Social.
“I am staying on Truth,” the former president said. “I like it better. I like the way it works. I like Elon, but I’m staying on Truth.”
Musk acquired Twitter late October this year after paying $44 billion.