CNN: Facebook and Instagram Have Decided to Restore President Trump’s Accounts

BURNETT Breaking news Donald ░░░░░░░░ given the green light ░░░░░░░░ return to Facebook and ░░░░░░░░ The company announcing tonight ░░░░░░░░ his accounts will be ░░░░░░░░ in the coming weeks ░░░░░░░░ comes more than two ░░░░░░░░ after Trump was suspended ░░░░░░░░ his post on January ░░░░░░░░ Final Facebook post before ░░░░░░░░ suspension coming as police ░░░░░░░░ still securing the Capitol ░░░░░░░░ These are things and ░░░░░░░░ that happen when a ░░░░░░░░ landslide election victory is ░░░░░░░░ unceremoniously viciously stripped away ░░░░░░░░ great patriots who have ░░░░░░░░ badly unfairly treated for ░░░░░░░░ long Go home with ░░░░░░░░ and peace Remember this ░░░░░░░░ forever Okay well now ░░░░░░░░ s back At least ░░░░░░░░ is allowed to be ░░░░░░░░ It means Trump has ░░░░░░░░ to massive powerful communications ░░░░░░░░ fundraising platforms as he ░░░░░░░░ right now the only ░░░░░░░░ candidate for president in ░░░░░░░░ Sara Fischer is the ░░░░░░░░ media Reporter at Axios ░░░░░░░░ broke this story she ░░░░░░░░ also a CNN media ░░░░░░░░ Sarah okay here we ░░░░░░░░ This is obviously a ░░░░░░░░ development possibly So let ░░░░░░░░ talk about exclusive conversations ░░░░░░░░ had with the top ░░░░░░░░ executive What did he ░░░░░░░░ you about why they ░░░░░░░░ to do this now ░░░░░░░░ For one Erin they ░░░░░░░░ their independent oversight board ░░░░░░░░ guidance on how they ░░░░░░░░ be handling this What ░░░░░░░░ said was that it ░░░░░░░░ okay if you want ░░░░░░░░ sort of ban someone ░░░░░░░░ a short period of ░░░░░░░░ but not forever You ░░░░░░░░ to give guidance about ░░░░░░░░ they will come back ░░░░░░░░ I think one of ░░░░░░░░ reasons they re bringing ░░░░░░░░ back is because they ░░░░░░░░ that guidance from the ░░░░░░░░ board But then too ░░░░░░░░ climate politically is so ░░░░░░░░ now than it was ░░░░░░░░ the time when they ░░░░░░░░ him the Capitol was ░░░░░░░░ fire people were raiding ░░░░░░░░ was a lot of ░░░░░░░░ around the country Right ░░░░░░░░ things are a lot ░░░░░░░░ and they think if ░░░░░░░░ reinstate him it will ░░░░░░░░ cause the sort of ░░░░░░░░ shockwaves that it did ░░░░░░░░ two years ago BURNETT ░░░░░░░░ s just interesting I ░░░░░░░░ there are obviously many ░░░░░░░░ would disagree with that ░░░░░░░░ you know that s ░░░░░░░░ that s their thinking ░░░░░░░░ did the Trump team ░░░░░░░░ this was coming And ░░░░░░░░ this is the crucial ░░░░░░░░ because of course he ░░░░░░░░ not come back to ░░░░░░░░ even though Elon Musk ░░░░░░░░ he could Is he ░░░░░░░░ to take advantage of ░░░░░░░░ FISCHER The Trump team ░░░░░░░░ no idea this was ░░░░░░░░ They found out as ░░░░░░░░ as we published the ░░░░░░░░ Nick Clegg the Facebook ░░░░░░░░ told me that they ░░░░░░░░ not meet with his ░░░░░░░░ or any of his ░░░░░░░░ despite the fact that ░░░░░░░░ Trump team was trying ░░░░░░░░ meet with them and ░░░░░░░░ to make that happen ░░░░░░░░ he going to come ░░░░░░░░ Erin I d put ░░░░░░░░ on the fact that ░░░░░░░░ will come back simply ░░░░░░░░ unlike Twitter Facebook is ░░░░░░░░ critical platform for fundraising ░░░░░░░░ you run a lot ░░░░░░░░ ads on Facebook you ░░░░░░░░ gather a lot of ░░░░░░░░ and he will need ░░░░░░░░ for a competitive race ░░░░░░░░ 2024 BURNETT Right And ░░░░░░░░ sounds interesting you said ░░░░░░░░ were lobbying they were ░░░░░░░░ so that s important ░░░░░░░░ know that was happening ░░░░░░░░ Sara thank you very ░░░░░░░░