Donald Trump returns to X / Twitter with a flurry of posts — and an inconsistently labeled campaign ad

As Donald Trump and his reelection campaign drops in the polls, the former president is making at least one big move in hopes of altering the trajectory. On Monday, Trump returned to Elon Musk’s X, formerly known as Twitter, with a slew of posts promoting his presidential campaign and attacking the Democratic nominee Kamala Harris. Trump also promoted an upcoming interview with Musk over X’s Spaces platform, which will take place on Monday night.The first official post back on the @realDonaldTrump account was a campaign video upload published just after 11am ET. However, the account also posted a paid advertisement right before 3am ET. Some X users noted how they see Trump’s sudden return to X as a desperate attempt to reverse his falling poll numbers. Tweet may have been deleted Tweet may have been deleted Others noted how they were excited to see Trump back on X. Tweet may have been deleted Trump’s return to XTrump’s account previously posted just once before since being “permanently” suspended by the company then-known as Twitter in January 2021 following his supporters’ Capitol building attack. Musk reinstated Trump’s account in November 2022, shortly after he acquired the company. On August 24, 2023, Trump’s account posted for the first time since his suspension. The post included a photo of his then-brand new indictment mugshot, which he has used for his campaign merchandise.However, after that one August post last year, Trump has gone without posting on X again for nearly a year. As of the publishing time…Donald Trump returns to X / Twitter with a flurry of posts — and an inconsistently labeled campaign ad