Elon Musk Lets Michael Flynn Back on Twitter on 2nd Jan. 6 Anniversary

Elon Musk reinstated Michael Flynn on Twitter on Friday — two years after the lethal Jan. 6 assault.
The previous nationwide safety advisor was one of the crucial vocal 2020 election deniers.
Flynn thanked Musk immediately in a Friday tweet for permitting him again on the platform.

Former nationwide safety advisor Michael Flynn — one of the crucial vocal 2020 election deniers — had his Twitter account reinstated Friday on the two-year anniversary of the lethal January 6, 2021, Capitol assault.

The retired military normal had been off the platform since two days after the rebellion when Twitter suspended his account, for “coordinated dangerous exercise.” Previous to his suspension, Flynn often shared falsehoods and conspiracy theories in regards to the 2020 election outcomes together with his greater than 1 million followers.

The previous Trump advisor grew to become more and more brazen in propagating conspiracy theories within the aftermath of the riot; he falsely claimed the COVID-19 virus was a hoax created to steal the 2020 election final yr and advocated for Christianity to turn out to be the singular faith in the USA in November 2021.

Flynn on Thursday talked about throughout a podcast appearance that he was nonetheless banned from Twitter. Roger Stone, a staunch Trump ally quickly took up Flynn’s trigger, tweeting directly at Twitter CEO Elon Musk asking the billionaire to reinstate Flynn.

Sooner or later on Friday afternoon, Flynn’s account reappeared on the Twitter timeline. He tweeted Musk immediately thanking the Tesla CEO for reinstating his account.

“I wish to personally thank @elonmusk for all he’s doing to assist defend our primary human rights, particularly our freedom of speech,” Flynn tweeted. “And thanks for permitting me again on @Twitter . To all who provided their robust voices of help to convey me again, thanks! God Bless America”