đ¨The TikTok ban is Trumpâs most brilliant PR move to boost his own ratings. Watch the sleight of hand by the 47th president of the United States:
⢠Initially, Trump himself pushed for TikTokâs ban and even signed an executive order to that effect in 2020.
⢠ByteDance successfully challenged the ban in court, arguing that Trump lacked the authority to issue such an order. Trump backed down and pursued a deal instead.
⢠The deal proposed the creation of a new company, TikTok Global, headquartered in the U.S., with stakes owned by American companies Oracle and Walmart.
⢠ByteDance ignored the deal and simply continued operating as usual.
⢠Under Bidenâs presidency, Republican-majority senators suddenly revisited TikTok and initiated another ban, citing concerns about spying on Americans.
⢠Hereâs the funny part: NOT A SINGLE piece of evidence of spying was ever made public. Yet, the app was banned under the premise of âitâs not spying now, but it might in the future.â
⢠MOST of the senators voting for the ban were Republicans.
⢠The final ban date was âcoincidentallyâ set just one day before the inauguration of the new president.
And now Trump, looking like a hero, is giving the social media platform another chance, winning over Zoomers and Millennials. Meanwhile, heâs essentially undoing the very thing he initiated back in 2020.
