Benny Johnson, a prominent American political columnist, recently claimed that former President Donald Trump is gearing up to make a return to Twitter.
Johnson stated in a Twitter Spaces session hosted by Mario Nawfal that Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ recent chaotic campaign launch had been a catalyst for the ex-president’s decision to host an event on Elon Musk’s microblogging platform.
“Donald Trump is going to do a Twitter Space. Donald Trump is coming back to Twitter…The Ron DeSantis announcement inside of Spaces has really been an accelerant to that decision…There’s absolutely no way he’s going to be one-upped on this,” Johnson said. “I have that effectively confirmed from the highest levels of his campaign.”
After Musk’s takeover of Twitter last year, the social media platform reinstated Trump’s account, which was banned in January 2021 for inciting violence during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. However, Trump has not tweeted anything despite the ban being lifted. He reportedly said he “doesn’t see any reason” for his return to Twitter; nevertheless, he has continued to post on his own microblogging platform, Truth Social, owned by the Trump Media & Technology Group (TMTG).
According to Johnson, Trump has plans to launch a Twitter Space campaign soon, and DeSantis’ chaotic launch on Twitter has accelerated his decision. Trump has close to 5.29 million followers on Truth Social, compared to 87 million on Twitter.
