When Donald Trump got banned from Twitter, he went “ballistic,” according to a Politico report. But now, two months later, he finds it “kind of freeing,” former press aide Kayleigh McEnany said. At the time of his ban in January, Trump tried tweeting from other White House–affiliated accounts and threatened to establish his own social media platform. Visit the Business section of Insider for more stories. Ex-White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany on Friday said former President Donald Trump is “doing just fine” without Twitter, a stark contrast to his behavior after initially learning he was banned.Trump was banned from Twitter in January because of his potential to incite further violence following the deadly siege on the US Capitol, the platform said. At the time, the former president was infuriated by the move. A senior administration official told Politico that Trump went “ballistic.”Trump even tried to tweet from different avenues. Shortly after Twitter removed his @realDonaldTrump account, the president tweeted from the official @POTUS and @TeamTrump handles. But Twitter immediately deleted those posts as well. One of his now-deleted tweets said the former president had begun “negotiating with various other sites” and hinted at a big announcement. His team would “look at the…
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Kayleigh McEnany said Trump finds it 'kind of freeing' to be off Twitter since he was banned
