Donald Trump Joins TikTok, App He Tried to Ban as President Citing 'Credible' Threat to U.S. National Security

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : Mike Tyson and Jake Paul's Netflix Livestreamed Boxing Match Postponed Due to Tyson Ulcer Flare-Up 2 days agoDonald Trump gained millions of followers on TikTok in the hours after launching an account on the short-form video app -- which, when he occupied the White House, he had threatened with a nationwide ban unless Chinese internet giant ByteDance sold control of TikTok to U.S.-based entities.
44% : "It's my honor," says Trump, who is running again for U.S. president in 2024 against President Biden.
40% : "There is credible evidence that leads me to believe that ByteDance might take action that threatens to impair the national security of the United States," Trump said in an executive order issued in August 2020.
39% : This March, Trump spoke out against a TikTok ban -- not for First Amendment reasons but because, according to the ex-president, such a move would benefit Mark Zuckerberg's Meta.
32% : As president, Trump was unsuccessful in attempts to force ByteDance to sell majority control in TikTok to U.S. owners.
23% : Trump has claimed that when he met with Yass they did not discuss TikTok.

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