Trump wants to ditch his deal to post first on Truth Social and return to Twitter, report says | Business Insider

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Donald Trump is preparing a Twitter comeback, with plans to drop an exclusivity agreement he has with his own platform, Truth Social, according to reports.

that Trump is currently obliged to wait six hours after posting on Truth Social before posting the same content on any other social media platform, an agreement that is up for renewal in June.

The agreement only applies to non-political content — he can post"political messaging, political fundraising or get-out-the vote efforts" anywhere at any time, the agreement states.following Elon Musk's takeover of the company, which heralded a shake-up of its moderation decisions.One anonymous Republican

that Trump is now plotting a return to the platform."Trump is probably coming back to Twitter. It's just a question of how and when," they said."He's been talking about it for weeks." Another told Rolling Stone that Trump"didn't want to make commitments" over the exclusivity agreement.The possible return to Twitter — and the— comes ahead of the 2024 presidential election cycle, due to heat up with the GOP convention in June.

It also brings its own calculus — mostly when it comes to sheer reach. While Trump has just shy of 5 million followers on Truth Social, he has almost 88 million followers on Twitter.

 

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