Trump's personal Twitter account briefly disappeared

• President Donald Trump's personal Twitter account briefly disappeared.
• It is unclear why.

President Donald Trump's personal Twitter account appeared to be offline on Thursday at around 7:00 p.m. eastern time.

The account was restored several minutes later, but many on Twitter took note of the account's disappearance.

It is so far unclear why Trump's personal account went offline. The account was his personal account rather than his government account.

Trump's account, which has over 41 million followers, is the main account he uses to disseminate statements and attack his critics.

Business Insider has reached out to Twitter for comment.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

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