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Thursday, Trump marked the return to X, formerly known as
Twitter, after more than two-and-a-half years with a post of his
mug shot from his booking at Fulton County Jail in Georgia and
appeals for donations.
Trump had said he would stick exclusively with his new platform
Truth Social, the app developed by his Trump Media & Technology
Group (TMTG) startup, after he was banned by Twitter following
the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol by his supporters.
He had over 88 million followers on the platform before the ban,
while he had 6.39 million followers on Truth Social as of
Friday.
The ban was reversed by billionaire Elon Musk in November after
he bought Twitter. Trump had said in November he had no interest
in returning to Twitter.
Blank-check firm Digital World said in October 2021 it had
agreed to merge with TMTG, in a deal that would infuse the Truth
Social parent with $1.3 billion in cash.
The deal, however, faced scrutiny for months and Digital World
settled fraud charges with the U.S. securities regulator earlier
this year that had delayed its closing.
Digital World earlier this month pushed the deadline for the
merger by over three months to Dec. 31, in the latest extension.
The company also received a letter from Nasdaq on Thursday
stating that it was not in compliance with one of the exchange's
listing rule.
(Reporting by Chavi Mehta in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj
Kalluvila)
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