Elon Musk's X Pays Trump $10 Million to Settle 2021 Twitter Ban Lawsuit

The settlement follows a similar $25 million payment from Meta, resolving legal claims over Trump's account suspensions after the Capitol riot.

Elon Musk's platform X, formerly Twitter, has paid $10 million to Donald Trump to settle his lawsuit over the 2021 suspension of his account.
The legal dispute stemmed from Trump's removal from several platforms following the January 6 Capitol riot, citing risks of inciting violence.
Meta previously paid Trump $25 million in January 2025 to resolve a similar lawsuit regarding his suspension from Facebook.
Trump's legal team withdrew their appeal earlier this week, ending ongoing litigation over the account bans.
Musk reinstated Trump's Twitter account in late 2022 after acquiring the platform, though Trump has not resumed active use of it.