Elon Musk rolled out a Twitter poll and users overwhelmingly responded. In just one day, Musk’s poll asking Twitter followers if former President Donald Trump should be reinstated had more than 15 million votes.
The results? More than half the voters think should get his Twitter account back, but the percentage margin was thin. Here were the results from Musk’s poll that began at 7:47 p.m. ET on Friday and ended exactly 24 hours later.
51.8% – Yes
48.2% – No
15,085,458 – total votes
It’s unclear whether Trump’s account will, indeed, be reinstated after the Musk poll. Musk addressed the possibility Friday afternoon before the poll launched but wasn’t apparent at time of the poll’s closing Saturday night.
“Kathie Griffin, Jorden Peterson & Babylon Bee have been reinstated,” Musk tweeted. “Trump decision has not yet been made.”
Trump’s Twitter account and many of his other social media accounts were banned after the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection by his supporters at the U.S. Capitol. Social media platforms like Twitter suggested Trump incited the riots that resulted in several deaths.
New York Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez responded to the poll, voicing her opinion to keep the former president off the platform.
“Idk man, last time he was here this platform was used to incite an insurrection, multiple people died, the Vice President of the United States was nearly assassinated, and hundreds were injured but I guess that’s not enough for you to answer the question. Twitter poll it is,” Ocasio-Cortez tweeted.
Among those who voted in favor or having Trump back on Twitter were Mexico President Andrés Manuel López Obrador, a leftist who stated “Vox Populi, Vox Dei,” which translates to “voice of the people, voice of God.”
“I already voted for Trump to be able to use Twitter. The Statue of Liberty must not remain an empty symbol,” López Obrador wrote in a retweet.
Here’s the poll sent by Musk on Friday evening.
Musk touted that his poll had 134 million views by 6:07 p.m. on Saturday, roughly an hour and a half before it was to close.
Mush purchased Twitter last month for approximately $44 billion and has vowed to make it a free speech platform for everyone.
Newsweek has reached out to both Trump’s press team and Twitter for comment.
