Trump backs Chinese TikTok after pretending to oppose it earlier

exGOPer

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Trump met recently with Jeff Yass, a hedge fund manager and huge GOP donor with a stake in TikTok worth more than $30 billion. Trump’s comments on TikTok came shortly after that.

Yass is a big financial backer of the conservative group Club for Growth, which was anti-Trump before recently turning pro-Trump. Yass has given $10 million to the Congressional Leadership Fund — the House GOP-aligned super PAC — this cycle, as well as another $250,000 to a joint leadership fund for Speaker Mike Johnson.

Politico reported this weekend that Kellyanne Conway, the former top Trump aide, “is being paid by the conservative Club for Growth to advocate for TikTok.” Conway — who isn’t registered as a TikTok lobbyist — called some members about Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) and Raja Krishnamoorthi’s (D-Ill.) TikTok bill before Thursday’s markup, sources close to the issue said.

All this Trump-related activity has caused a big headache inside the House GOP leadership. Johnson, Scalise and GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik — a possible Trump VP pick — are all solidly behind the TikTok bill. Stefanik is a cosponsor. But if Trump is against it, can House Republicans move forward with it?

There have been some efforts by the GOP leadership to have Trump allies — especially in the national security realm — lobby Trump on the bill, which is slated to be voted on Wednesday.
 
Trump's weak spot is vaccines and now TikTok.
Anti vaccine people favor RFK Jr.
Trump is a moderate, cross the aisle so both sides do well.
Dem's deep state along with the CIA should be held accountable, or just boil them in oil.
 
exGOPer said:
Trump met recently with Jeff Yass, a hedge fund manager and huge GOP donor with a stake in TikTok worth more than $30 billion. Trump’s comments on TikTok came shortly after that.

Yass is a big financial backer of the conservative group Club for Growth, which was anti-Trump before recently turning pro-Trump. Yass has given $10 million to the Congressional Leadership Fund — the House GOP-aligned super PAC — this cycle, as well as another $250,000 to a joint leadership fund for Speaker Mike Johnson.

Politico reported this weekend that Kellyanne Conway, the former top Trump aide, “is being paid by the conservative Club for Growth to advocate for TikTok.” Conway — who isn’t registered as a TikTok lobbyist — called some members about Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) and Raja Krishnamoorthi’s (D-Ill.) TikTok bill before Thursday’s markup, sources close to the issue said.

All this Trump-related activity has caused a big headache inside the House GOP leadership. Johnson, Scalise and GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik — a possible Trump VP pick — are all solidly behind the TikTok bill. Stefanik is a cosponsor. But if Trump is against it, can House Republicans move forward with it?

There have been some efforts by the GOP leadership to have Trump allies — especially in the national security realm — lobby Trump on the bill, which is slated to be voted on Wednesday.
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I read about it this morning. Smart really, given youth souring w/Joe. Con content has been doing well on tiktok, to the point that Biden's campaign team finally opened an account there as they're trying to push a bill through congress to force a sale (something Trump tried but failed). That bill won't help Joe's numbers w/the base and if Donald triggers a reversal as he did w/the border, he'll have become their 'champion'.
 
notagain said:
Trump's weak spot is vaccines and now TikTok.
Anti vaccine people favor RFK Jr.
Trump is a moderate, cross the aisle so both sides do well.
Dem's deep state along with the CIA should be held accountable, or just boil them in oil.
More...

Don't forget abortion and criminal convictions.
 
exGOPer said:
Trump met recently with Jeff Yass, a hedge fund manager and huge GOP donor with a stake in TikTok worth more than $30 billion. Trump’s comments on TikTok came shortly after that.

Yass is a big financial backer of the conservative group Club for Growth, which was anti-Trump before recently turning pro-Trump. Yass has given $10 million to the Congressional Leadership Fund — the House GOP-aligned super PAC — this cycle, as well as another $250,000 to a joint leadership fund for Speaker Mike Johnson.

Politico reported this weekend that Kellyanne Conway, the former top Trump aide, “is being paid by the conservative Club for Growth to advocate for TikTok.” Conway — who isn’t registered as a TikTok lobbyist — called some members about Reps. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.) and Raja Krishnamoorthi’s (D-Ill.) TikTok bill before Thursday’s markup, sources close to the issue said.

All this Trump-related activity has caused a big headache inside the House GOP leadership. Johnson, Scalise and GOP Conference Chair Elise Stefanik — a possible Trump VP pick — are all solidly behind the TikTok bill. Stefanik is a cosponsor. But if Trump is against it, can House Republicans move forward with it?

There have been some efforts by the GOP leadership to have Trump allies — especially in the national security realm — lobby Trump on the bill, which is slated to be voted on Wednesday.
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Trump explains why he no longer wants to ban TikTok.
Real answer: The check cleared.
 
“Former President Donald Trump offered a rambling and confusing explanation on Monday of why he had reversed himself on whether the United States should ban TikTok over concerns that its Chinese ownership poses a threat to national security,” the New York Times reports.

“In a CNBC interview, Mr. Trump said that he still considered the social media app a national security threat but that banning it would make young people ‘go crazy.’ He added that any action harming TikTok would benefit Facebook, which he called an ‘enemy of the people.’”
 
exGOPer said:
“Former President Donald Trump offered a rambling and confusing explanation on Monday of why he had reversed himself on whether the United States should ban TikTok over concerns that its Chinese ownership poses a threat to national security,” the New York Times reports.

“In a CNBC interview, Mr. Trump said that he still considered the social media app a national security threat but that banning it would make young people ‘go crazy.’ He added that any action harming TikTok would benefit Facebook, which he called an ‘enemy of the people.’”
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is there even any merit? I recall Trump et.al. trying to make it a "Chinese" issue because the CEO is Asian (Singapore) and lately some fairly new think tank pushing some study on "extremism" just as Israel was catching major flak over Palestine where it's getting absolutely wrecked (Israel's been pushing tiktok/hamas line for months).

Israel's misinfo apparatus is huge so I wouldn't be surprised if said think tank was Israel aligned. I looked over their studies and they were fairly biased towards "antisemitism" but the board's makeup was largely Jewish so it made sense.
 
Cuddles said:
is there even any merit? I recall Trump et.al. trying to make it a "Chinese" issue because the CEO is Asian (Singapore) and lately some fairly new think tank pushing some study on "extremism" just as Israel was catching major flak over Palestine where it's getting absolutely wrecked (Israel's been pushing tiktok/hamas line for months).

Israel's misinfo apparatus is huge so I wouldn't be surprised if said think tank was Israel aligned. I looked over their studies and they were fairly biased towards "antisemitism" but the board's makeup was largely Jewish so it made sense.
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