Elon Musk, the proprietor of X (beforehand Twitter), responded to former US President Donald J. Trump’s return put up on the web site. Trump had despatched his first tweet on the social media website earlier that day after being restored in November of the earlier 12 months.
Trump launched a photograph of himself from his reserving on the Fulton County Jail in Georgia in a put up on the social media platform X. Elon Musk replied to Trump’s comment with the phrase “Subsequent degree.”
When Donald Trump was arrested on the Fulton County jail on Thursday night time, he made historical past by changing into the primary former president to have a mugshot.
In connection along with his makes an attempt to overturn Georgia’s 2020 election outcomes, Trump was arrested on 13 counts, together with racketeering, conspiracy, and inspiring a public official to interrupt their oath of workplace. The previous president has been charged with against the law 4 instances this 12 months.
It was Trump’s first put up since Twitter suspended his account indefinitely on January 8, 2021 as a result of issues that he would promote extra violence within the days following the lethal storming of the US Capitol constructing. Shortly after Elon Musk took over the agency in November of final 12 months, Trump’s account was reopened; however, Trump selected to not use it as a result of he stated he was happier on his personal Trump Social website, which he constructed throughout the account’s suspension.
Trump’s Arrest
Round 7:30 p.m. ET, the previous president appeared on the Fulton County jail carrying a darkish blue swimsuit and a crimson tie. He was arrested and jailed on greater than a dozen crimes after he turned himself in. In keeping with inmate data, he was 6 toes 3 inches tall, 215 kilos, and had blue eyes and blond or strawberry hair. His reservation ID was P01135809. Moreover, a mug shot was taken.
The previous president and his attorneys negotiated his consent bond association earlier than the give up, which allowed the reserving course of to be completed in a bit greater than 20 minutes. Trump consented to a $200,000 bond in addition to further phrases for his launch, akin to refraining from slandering his co-defendants and case witnesses on social media. In keeping with individuals who spoke to CNN, Trump paid for the bond by contributing 10% of the whole quantity and coping with an Atlanta-area bonding firm.
Earlier than boarding the aircraft to go again to New Jersey, the previous president spoke to media for a short time period. “I did nothing mistaken,” he insisted, calling the prosecution’s case in opposition to him “a travesty of justice.” He known as his time within the Fulton County jail “a horrible expertise” in an interview performed by right-wing community Newsmax.
Previous to the previous president’s arrival within the Fulton County jail, Trump’s workers had mentioned the mug shot, in response to two sources aware of the discussions who spoke to CNN. In keeping with the sources, Trump finally made the choice that he wished to look “defiant” within the photograph and purposely averted smiling.
Trump’s mug shot was launched on Reality Social and X, now referred to as Twitter, after he left Atlanta because the marketing campaign tried to generate cash off of the arrest. President Joe Biden’s marketing campaign additionally issued a fundraising electronic mail with the topic line, “I believe in the present day’s an ideal day to present to my marketing campaign,” but it surely made no point out of the occasions in Georgia.
Trump pleads harmless
After turning himself in on Thursday on the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta in reference to allegations of conspiracy and election fraud, Trump insisted he was “harmless” and had accomplished nothing mistaken.
Earlier than leaving in a limousine for the airport after lower than half-hour on the jail, Trump declared, “We’ve got each single proper to problem an election that we predict is dishonest.”