Donald Trump returns to Instagram for first time since Capitol attack

Ex-president promoted the second edition of his digital playing cards on the platform after Meta lifted his ban in January

Donald Trump returned to Instagram on Tuesday, posting for the first time since 5 January 2021, the day before the former US president incited the deadly attack on Congress which led to his suspension from major social media platforms.

Trump, who is now running to regain the White House, used his return to Instagram to promote a second edition of his digital trading cards, a project widely mocked when he announced it in December but which sold out an edition of 44,000 in less than a day, netting $4.5m.