--- title: "Trump Declares He Won’t Rejoin Twitter Even If Elon Musk Lets Him" description: "Former president Donald Trump says that even if Twitter's new owner Elon Musk lets him back onto the site, he doesn't want to have anything to do with it." date: "2022-04-25" modified: "2022-04-25" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/trump-twitter-elon-musk" categories: - "Elon Musk" - "Future Society" - "The Industrialists" tags: - "donald trump" - "elon musk" - "the digest" - "twitter" --- # Trump Declares He Won’t Rejoin Twitter Even If Elon Musk Lets Him ![Former president Donald Trump says that even if Twitter's new owner Elon Musk lets him back onto the site, he doesn't want to have anything to do with it.]() *DELAWARE, OH - APRIL 23: Former U.S. President Donald Trump exits the stage after speaking during a rally hosted by the former president at the Delaware County Fairgrounds on April 23, 2022 in Delaware, Ohio. Last week, Trump announced his endorsement of J.D. Vance in the Ohio Republican Senate primary. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) \Image: Getty Images/Futurism\* ## Trump-L'œil Oh, how the mighty have fallen. In [an interview with *Fox News*](), former president and reality TV host Donald Trump has declared to [all the haters and losers]() that even if Twitter's new owner Elon Musk lets him back onto the site, he doesn't want to have anything to do with it. Following news that [Musk has purchased Twitter]() for a whopping $44 billion, the ex-president told *Fox* that he'd be "formally" joining his own ["Truth" social media platform]() within the next week, and wasn't going to go back on the site that used to operate as his bully pulpit. "I am not going on Twitter, I am going to stay on TRUTH," Trump told *Fox*. "I hope Elon buys Twitter because he’ll make improvements to it and he is a good man, but I am going to be staying on TRUTH." He added that he was focusing on "TRUTHing," a term he apparently coined. ## Umbrella Corporation TRUTH Social, as the report notes, is under the umbrella of the Trump Media & Technology Group, which counts former California congressman and [perennial stooge Devin Nunes]() as its CEO. "We’re taking in millions of people, and what we’re finding is that the response on TRUTH is much better than being on Twitter," Trump told his favorite news network in the kind of boastfully uncited claim he used to make in tweets. "Twitter has bots and fake accounts, and we are doing everything we can." "The bottom line is, no, I am not going back to Twitter," the 45th president added. We'll see how long that sticks. **READ MORE:** [Trump will not return to Twitter even as Elon Musk purchases platform, will begin using his own TRUTH Social]() \[*Fox News*\] **More on "TRUTHing":** *[Donald Trump Reportedly Furious That Nobody's Using His Glitchy Twitter Clone]()* ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()