United States: Donald Trump is back on Facebook and YouTube

“I’m back! This is what was posted on Friday evening Donald Trump On social networks Facebook and YouTube. For the first time since he was removed from them two years ago, after the assault on the Capitol.

The former Republican president, who is seeking a second term in 2024, accompanied the speeches with a short CNN video, flanked by Vice President Mike Pence and his son Barron, that appears to chronicle the evening of his election. in 2016. There he said “sorry to make you wait, it was complicated”.

His post was met with hundreds of comments, many including “Nice to see you again” and “It’s a relief to have your support, Mr. President.”

The fairness of the expression of the candidates for the White House

Earlier this Friday, online video platform YouTube also announced that Donald Trump’s suspension had ended. “As of today, Donald J. Trump’s channel is no longer subject to restrictions,” the US online video giant said. Twitter .

To justify its decision, YouTube said on Friday that it had assessed the “risk of violence,” bearing in mind the importance of voters hearing “as equals from the major national candidates.”

Capitol events in the rear view mirror

In January 2021, the Republican leader was banned from using YouTube, while still in power, to encourage his supporters during the attack on Congress in Washington. This unprecedented decision at the time was imitated by most of the mainstream social networks, including Twitter, Facebook and Instagram .

Donald Trump has already been re-accepted on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram in recent months. Until now, he’s mainly been communicating through his own platform, Truth Social.

With AFP