Trump meets with TikTok CEO as app faces US ban

[craig nigrelli]

PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP MET WITH THE C-E-O OF TIKTOK YESTERDAY AT TRUMP’S MAR-A-LAGO RESORT AS THE POPULAR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM FACES A BAN IN THE U-S.

EARLIER THIS YEAR — IN A SHOW OF BIPARTISAN SUPPORT, CONGRESS PASSED A MEASURE THAT WOULD BAN TIKTOK IN THE U-S AS OF JANUARY 19-TH AND PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN SIGNED IT INTO LAW.  A FEDERAL COURT UPHELD THAT MOVE  EARLIER THIS MONTH.

TRUMP ORIGINALLY TRIED TO BAN TIKTOK DURING HIS FIRST ADMINISTRATION — BUT HAS SINCE REVERSED COURSE, VOWING ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL TO “SAVE” THE APP.

BUT DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE BEFORE YESTERDAY’S MEETING WITH TIKTOK’S C-E-O,  The president-elect ADDRESSED THE MATTER.

PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP

“How do you plan to stop the ban on TikTok next month?”

“We’ll take a look at TikTok. You know, I have a warm spot in my heart for TikTok because I won youth by 34 points. And there are those that say that TikTok has something to do with it.”

TIKTOK FILED AN EMERGENCY APPLICATION WITH THE SUPREME COURT YESTERDAY — ASKING FOR A TEMPORARY INJUNCTION THAT WOULD DELAY THE BAN WHILE THE COMPANY SEEKS A FORMAL REVIEW BY THE JUSTICES.

TODAY — DONALD TRUMP IS SET TO MEET WITH NETFLIX C-E-O TED SARANDOS AT MAR-A-LAGO. HE IS  THEN EXPECTED TO SIT-DOWN WITH AMAZON FOUNDER JEFF BEZOS TOMORROW.