Houston Radio: KPRC's Jesse Kelly Re-Instated By Twitter

Jesse Kelly

KPRC 950 AM talk host Jesse Kelly is back on Twitter after his account's suspension for unclear reasons triggered outrage among conservatives.

Kelly previously said he'd been told the ban was permanent.

He told Hill.TV earlier Tuesday he had no idea why he was banned, saying he is very careful about what he posts. Twitter does not typically comment on individual account decisions.

"The truth is, I understand how sensitive Twitter is. I understand that they are run by leftists, and they're trying to run off people on the right, so knowing that, I'm fairly careful with it," he said.

"Especially because it was a big tool I used to promote my show, to promote things that I had written," said Kelly, who hosts a radio show in Houston. "So I wasn't trying to get kicked off, I was trying to be good, and I got kicked off anyway."

When asked about the decision to suspend and then restore Kelly's account a Twitter spokesperson told the Hill, "The account was temporarily suspended for violating the Twitter Rules and has been reinstated."

"We have communicated directly with the account owner," the spokesperson added.

Previously, Kelly said that Twitter told him his account was permanently suspended for "multiple or repeat violations of the Twitter rules."

Kelly's suspension elicited a wave of backlash from conservatives, including lawmakers such as Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) and Sen.-elect Josh Hawley (R-Mo.). The suspension comes amid an ongoing debate over whether social media platforms are biased against conservatives.

Greg Gutfeld

Fox News reports Greg Gutfeld said Tuesday that an interview Tucker Carlson held with an Iraq War veteran and conservative commentator whose Twitter account was suddenly deactivated due to "rules violations" may have led to the man's feed being reinstated.

Jesse Kelly appeared on "Tucker Carlson Tonight" on Monday and said his account was deactivated on short notice, adding that he was "given no explanation" and was told he could not appeal the move.

"Which policies? We're not sure," Gutfeld said, adding that "it wasn't for being anti-Semitic, because Louis Farrakhan is still welcome."

Farrakhan, 85, the Bronx, N.Y.-born leader of the Nation of Islam, recently compared Jews to termites on Twitter -- and has said other anti-Semitic things -- but has not been banned.