Trump again bows to Beijing with pro-TikTok rant

Published April 22, 2024 3:38pm ET



Former President Donald Trump broke with the Republican Party on Monday, once again lamenting legislation that will force China to cede control over the TikTok social media app.

TikTok is a key spying and influence tool for the Chinese Communist Party. But newly passed and soon-to-be-signed legislation means that TikTok’s Chinese Communist Party-linked owner, ByteDance, will have to divest itself of the app or see TikTok banned in the United States.

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