Trump revives X account activity before Musk interview

• Trump was suspended from Twitter and other mainstream social platforms in 2021 following the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. He moved much of his social missives to TruthSocial, which he owns.
• Musk reinstated the former president's account after he took over the platform in 2022.
• Trump's interview with Musk will air at 8pm ET.

Driving the news: Trump first posted a two-and-a-half minute video repeating lines that have become familiar from his campaign, including sowing fear about an ominous "they."

• "On Nov. 5, 2024, justice will be done," Trump said in the video, in which he also cast doubt on the indictments he's faced since leaving office.
• He posted later Monday calling the U.S. a "nation in decline."

The big picture: Trump's account had been inactive since last August, when he posted a photo of his Fulton County mug shot after he was booked in Georgia for his criminal indictment.

Between the lines: Trump's allies had anticipated that the former president would eventually return to the social media platform that was a hallmark to his presidency.

• One person close to Trump's campaign told Axios' Sophia Cai last year that a return to X could help offset any bad news.
• Trump has stumbled in recent weeks and his advisers are urging him to introduce a new stump speech that paints Vice President Kamala Harris as liberal and weak, Axios Mike Allen and Jim VandeHei report.

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