Donald Trump Pushes , for His Social Media Accounts , to Be Reinstated.br NBC reports that Donald Trump is looking to regain br control of his social media accounts as he br mounts his comeback bid for the White House.br Trump has formally petitioned Facebook's parent br company to unblock his account which has been br blocked for two years since the U.S. Capitol riot.br Trump has formally petitioned Facebook's parent br company to unblock his account which has been br blocked for two years since the U.S. Capitol riot.br We believe that the ban on President Trump’s br account on Facebook has dramatically br distorted and inhibited the public discourse, Trump campaign letter to Meta, via NBC.br NBC reports that Trump's campaign has petitioned br Meta for a “meeting to discuss President Trump’s br prompt reinstatement to the platform.”.br A spokesperson for Meta reportedly said that the br company “will announce a decision in the coming br weeks in line with the process we laid out.”.br Facebook's initial ban of the former br president came under review br starting on January 7 of this year.br On November 19, Twitter owner Elon Musk reinstated br Trump's account while criticizing the platform's br previous leadership for enacting the permanent ban.br On November 19, Twitter owner Elon Musk reinstated br Trump's account while criticizing the platform's br previous leadership for enacting the permanent ban.br Last month, Democrats in br the U.S. House urged Facebook to br extend Trump's ban on the platform. .br Trump has continued to post harmful br election content on Truth Social that would br likely violate Facebook’s policies, and we br have every reason to believe he would br bring similar conspiratorial rhetoric br back to Facebook, if given the chance, Adam Schiff, California House Democrat, via NBC.br NBC reports that Facebook played a crucial role br in Trump's successful 2016 campaign, which helped him br raise money and out-message his opponent, Hillary Clinton. .br NBC reports that Facebook played a crucial role br in Trump's successful 2016 campaign, which helped him br raise money and out-message his opponent, Hillary Clinton.