Kellyanne Conway and two former White House investor relations aides who own shares in TikTok have joined the campaign to persuade the former president.
In April 2022, Donald Trump viewed a new archived document alleging Mark Zuckerberg’s expenses for the former president’s defeat to Joe Biden in the 2020 election. reveals his hatred. CEO Mehta, said three people familiar with the matter who spoke on condition of anonymity. He bears responsibility for the 2020 result. Bossi’s film is titled “Rigged: The Zuckerberg-Funded Plan to Defeat Donald Trump.”
Trump’s growing distaste for Zuckerberg, along with support and lobbying from many former presidents and campaign managers with ties to the Republican billionaire who owns a vast fortune in TikTok’s parent company ByteDance, has helped enlighten the former president. Location of the video sharing application. Trump tried to ban TikTok while in office, but toward the end of his presidency, courts blocked that effort. However, he recently expressed his opposition to the housing law, which is rapidly moving towards implementation. Last week, the former president argued that the TikTok ban would mostly benefit Zuckerberg and Meta, who posts short videos on various apps. He appeared to reiterate his opposition to the ban in an interview with CNBC on Monday.
Trump’s growing distaste for Zuckerberg, along with support and lobbying from many former presidents and campaign managers with ties to the Republican billionaire who owns a vast fortune in TikTok’s parent company ByteDance, has helped enlighten the former president. Location of the video sharing application. Trump tried to ban TikTok while in office, but toward the end of his presidency, courts blocked that effort. However, he recently expressed his opposition to the housing law, which is rapidly moving towards implementation. Last week, the former president argued that the TikTok ban would mostly benefit Zuckerberg and Meta, who posts short videos on various apps. He appeared to reiterate his opposition to the ban in an interview with CNBC on Monday.
“President Trump believes that Congress should take action to protect the security and privacy of American users on all social media platforms,” Zhang said.
Trump’s comments on TikTok spark immediate backlash at the Capitol Republicans have called for a ban on the app for years over concerns that ByteDance could be controlled by Chinese officials, but have debated their loyalty to the former President. and torn from previous work.
The legislation, which the House of Representatives is expected to vote on Wednesday morning, would force ByteDance to remove TikTok within 165 days of approval and ban the use of the app in the United States if the company does not comply. . The Senate has not yet said whether it will comply.
As president, Trump issued a statement in 2020 declaring TikTok a threat to “national security, foreign policy, and the U.S. economy,” but rescinded the ban before the fall election. One reason is that he believes the move is unpopular and could sway young voters.
His current withdrawal is also part of campaign support from Republican megadonors with ties to Trump’s inner circle.
Billionaire Jeff Yass’s investment company owns 15% of ByteDance; This is equivalent to $40 billion of the company’s $268 billion valuation. Asked by CNBC about his recent call with Yass, Trump said the Republican donor “did not mention TikTok in the conversation” and that Yass had changed his transgender wife’s school preferences. Yas has criticized Trump in the past.
As president, Trump issued a statement in 2020 declaring TikTok a threat to “national security, foreign policy, and the U.S. economy,” even though he halted the ban before the fall. Trump was elected in part because he believed the move was unpopular and could sway young voters.
His current withdrawal is also part of Trump’s campaign support linked to Republican megadonors who have infiltrated his inner circle.
Billionaire Jeff Yass’s investment company owns 15% of ByteDance; This is equivalent to $40 billion of the company’s $268 billion valuation. When asked by CNBC about his recent conversation with Yass, Trump said the Republican donor “did not mention TikTok in his discussions” and that Yass had changed his wife’s electoral college. Yas has criticized Trump in the past.