Ilon Musk’s social networking medium, X (formerly Twitter), reached an agreement with US President Donald Trump to pay him $ 10 million because he blocked his account in 2021, Wall Street Journal said in an article Wednesday.

Twitter blocked the Republican billionaire account a few hours after supporters attacked to Capitolon January 6, 2021, believing that they acted after Trump’s incitement.

The suspension of the account lasted almost two years until Musk bought twitter in November 2022.

In the meantime Trump had appealed to justice against Twitter and his then chief Jack Dorsiwho has since left the company. His appeal was first rejected, but the Republican had appealed.

During the recent election campaign the Musk actively supported Trumpby offering him $ 277 millionwhile he has now become his close adviser.

According to Wall Street Journal, Trump’s lawyers had initially thought to withdraw the categoriesbefore they finally decide to end up in agreement With X.

At the end of January, Meta, owner of Facebook, also accepted to reimbursed the US president, offering him $ 25 millionbecause he had suspended his account in 2021.

Since last year, most major technology companies seek to gain good relationships with Trumpwho invited many senior sector executives to his swearing -in ceremony in January.