Elon Musk said he would reinstate Donald Trump‘s account on Twitter Inc. after polling users on the platform, broadening the former president’s potential reach days after he declared another run for the White House.

Ultimately, more than 15 million people -- out of 237 million daily Twitter users -- voted on whether to reinstate the controversial profile, with 51.8 percent in favour and 48.2 percent against. Trump's account was banned from the platform early last year for his role in the January 6 attack on the US Capitol by a mob of supporters seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

Now, after the former US President's account reappeared on Twitter, internet users started flooding the social media website with hilarious memes, comments and random polls mocking Mr Musk. "I don't see any reason for it," the former president said via video when asked whether he planned to return to Twitter by a panel at the Republican Jewish Coalition's annual leadership meeting.

For the unversed, Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, became the new owner of Twitter in October in a $44 billion deal. Twitter and Elon Musk have been in the headlines since the change in management.