Stephen King has returned to the social media site X just three months after shutting his account down.
In November 2024, the famous horror author, 77, slammed the Elon Musk-owned platform for being ‘too toxic’ and deleted a number of his tweets.
King, who famously wrote It, The Shining, and Carrie, had previously been critical of SpaceX owner Musk, 53, and current American President Donald Trump, 78.
And it appears that President Trump and the Department of Government Efficiency head Musk are still the target of King’s ire despite the three-month hiatus.
Making his first tweets since the middle of November, he said ‘I’m baaaack! Did you miss me?’ and then followed up with another attack on Trump and Musk.
The American novelist wrote: ‘Just wanted to say that Trump is a traitorous, Putin-loving d*****t! Goes double for Elon!’
Trump and Musk have been closely associated since the former’s victory in the November 2024 election, with Musk being described by some as Trump’s ‘right-hand man’.
In an interview broadcast on Thursday, Musk, sitting next to Trump, said he ‘loved the President’ and declared his belief that Trump is a ‘good man’.
‘At this point, I have spent a lot of time with the president, and not once have I seen him do something that was mean or cruel or wrong. Not once.’
King moved over to other social media websites after leaving X, including Threads and BlueSky, where he continued to make accusations against Trump and Musk in relation to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
‘You can’t call Elon Musk the President-elect, because he wasn’t elected. In fact, having been born in Pretoria, he is ineligible to become president.
He continued, arguing that Trump isn’t really in charge despite his title: ‘Nonetheless, [Musk] is running the show. You know that, but it bears repeating.’
Ever since his first Presidential term started in 2016, Trump has been accused by Democrats – and Democrat-voting celebrities – of having close ties to Putin and Russia.
In the run-up to the 2024 US Presidential election, King was a vocal supporter of former Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign.
‘Last tweet from me (probably not from the Musk-Man) before Election Day: If you love democracy, please vote for Kamala Harris.’
It’s not the first time King has come to blows with Musk on X, saying in 2022 that he would quit if the platform would charge users $20 (£16) to use a blue verification tick.
Also in 2022, the Cujo author referred to Trump as a ‘horrible President’ and a ‘horrible person,’ alleging that he ‘engaged in criminal behaviour’.
In 2016, he said that listening to Trump’s speeches made him feel like he was listening to a ‘piano falling down the stairs,’ but admitted that he had a ‘real shot’ of winning that year’s election.
Trump was victorious over Hillary Clinton in 2016, but lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden, starting his second term after defeating Harris in the most recent Presidential vote in 2024.
King returned to X on the eve of the release of horror film The Monkey, directed by Osgood Perkins, which is based on a 1980 short story King wrote.
The comedy horror has been celebrated by critics, with its Rotten Tomatoes score currently standing at an impressive 80% after its release.
James Bond contender Theo James stars as twins Bill and Hal in the blood-soaked film that turns deadly when the twins find their father’s old toy in the attic.
When the trailer dropped on YouTube, Petro Kruczynski enthused: ‘It’s gonna be crazy and awesome! Pure horror film magic from Perkins.’
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