It appears that evidently TikTok is trying to lean into the vanities of President-elect Donald Trump, with Trump sharing this graphic, which seems to have been put collectively by TikTok, highlighting his efficiency within the app.
Trump’s submit, shared on his personal social media app Fact Social, was accompanied by the caption: “Why would I need to eliminate TikTok?”
The replace echoes Trump’s earlier endorsements of the app, which he initially sought to drive right into a sell-off himself throughout his first time period, again in 2020.
However extra lately, Trump has expressed his assist for the app, noting that he’s now a “massive star” on TikTok, and that as such, he sees no motive to eliminate it.
Which, after all, has nothing to do with the nationwide safety considerations that prompted U.S. senators to endorse the TikTok sell-off invoice. However clearly, TikTok’s hoping that by interesting to Trump’s ego, and showcasing simply how massive of a star he’s within the app, that can assist to immediate Trump’s efforts to put it aside, thus enabling it to keep away from elimination from the U.S.
Which is ready to occur later this month, with TikTok given until January nineteenth to enact a sale to a U.S. firm, or face a ban within the nation. Trump’s crew has already filed an amicus transient with the Supreme Court docket to increase this deadline, in an effort to give Trump time to discover different outcomes after he’s inaugurated on January twentieth. That plea hasn’t been accepted as but, however theoretically at the least, that would nonetheless present a lifeline for the app, if Trump feels passionately sufficient to oppose the unique Senate-approved invoice.
Although even then, his avenues for doing so are restricted. However nonetheless, with the deadline quick approaching, TikTok’s clearly pinning at the least some hope in Trump taking govt motion, and saving it from being booted out of the U.S. solely.
The almost certainly final result, then, could possibly be that TikTok is returned to the U.S. at a later stage, after the Trump crew has had an opportunity to barter a brand new deal. How that might be structured stays to be seen, however proper now, it appears unlikely that Trump could have the time to have the ability to take motion in TikTok’s favor to keep away from speedy motion.
However TikTok will possible be again, even whether it is erased from U.S. app shops for a interval.
And with Trump having such a robust presence within the app, you’ll be able to wager that it’s going to stay entrance of thoughts for him, and he takes workplace later this month.
