Plainly TikTok is seeking 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 Reality Social, was accompanied by the caption: “Why would I need to do away with TikTok?”
The replace echoes Trump’s earlier endorsements of the app, which he initially sought to power 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 “huge star” on TikTok, and that as such, he sees no cause to do away with it.
Which, in fact, has nothing to do with the nationwide safety issues 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 huge of a star he’s within the app, that may assist to immediate Trump’s efforts to reserve it, 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 temporary with the Supreme Courtroom to increase this deadline, with a purpose to give Trump time to discover different outcomes after he’s inaugurated on January twentieth. That plea hasn’t been accredited 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 most probably final result, then, may very well 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 will be structured stays to be seen, however proper now, it appears unlikely that Trump may have the time to have the ability to take motion in TikTok’s favor to keep away from fast motion.
However TikTok will seemingly 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 possibly can guess that it’s going to stay entrance of thoughts for him, and he takes workplace later this month.
