Renowned author Stephen King has captivated millions of people across the globe with his mind-bending and lengthy novels, but when he returned to Twitter this week, all he needed was 16 words to get his message across.
King’s surprise comeback to the Elon Musk-owned social media platform came just a few months after the author announced he’d be waving goodbye to it in November 2024.
In a post that’s now pinned to the top of King’s profile, he explained at the time that he’d ‘tried to stay’ on Twitter, but that the ‘atmosphere [had] just become too toxic’.
This is coming from a man who’s made a living come up with terrifying and twisted situations.
Stephen King took a break from Twitter after it became ‘too toxic’ (John Lamparski/WireImage)
“Follow me on Threads, if you like,” King added, referring to Mark Zuckeberg’s rival platform.
But now just a few weeks later, King has returned to Twitter and announced his comeback with a quick post which read: “I’m baaaack! Did you miss me?”
Two minutes after his first post, he shared another tweet in which he took aim at both Donald Trump and Twitter’s owner, Musk.
Suggesting he’d made his return specifically to share his thoughts on the president and his adviser, King wrote: “Just wanted to say that Trump is a traitorous, Putin-loving dips**t! Goes double for Elon!”
