The Twitter accounts of several prominent conservatives were restored this week under new owner Elon Musk, including former President Donald Trump campaign associate Roger Stone and one-time congressional candidate Laura Loomer.
Stone, who worked on a number of GOP presidential campaigns since the 1970s, cheered Musk granting him access to the social media platform on Wednesday evening. He was banned by Twitter’s former management in 2017 for alleged “targeted abuse” against several CNN staff members, according to the company in a series of tweets at the time.
“I learned roughly an hour ago that my genuine Twitter page has been reinstated,” Stone wrote. “My thanks go to Elon Musk, who is a man of his word. And who I now believe, based on this act and a number of other acts, is committed to free speech. So, I’m grateful to be back on Twitter.”…