Elon Musk said he would let former president Donald Trump return to Twitter

Musk said that he would restore former President Donald Trump's banned account on Twitter

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If his deal to acquire Twitter goes through

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"I would reverse the permanent ban" on Trump

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Musk said during an interview with The Financial Times on Tuesday

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"I do think it was not correct to ban Donald Trump, I think that was a mistake," Musk said

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"I would reverse the perma-ban. ... But my opinion and Jack Dorsey are different

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Elon said that we should not have perma-bans.

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Jack Dorsey tweeted "agree" there shouldn't be permanent bans on Twitter users.

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Twitter declined to comment on Musk's remarks.

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