Trump is exploring unconventional ways to rescue TikTok from a nationwide ban, arguing it will help him reach an adoring audience throughout his second term.
By Drew Harwell and Elizabeth Dwoskin, The Washington PostPresident-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla.
The Supreme Court, which considered TikTok’s challenge of the law last week, is expected to allow the law to proceed as planned but has not yet issued a ruling. The law is aimed at addressing Justice Department concerns that the Chinese government could covertly use the app to spy on Americans or broadcast propaganda.
Trump’s political allies have worked to build him up as the lone man qualified to rescue TikTok, saying in a filing to the Supreme Court that he “alone possesses the consummate dealmaking expertise, the electoral mandate, and the political will to negotiate a resolution to save the platform.” To undermine the law, Trump could push Congress to repeal it - a tough proposal, given it was one of Capitol Hill’s few bipartisan points of agreement last year. He could also direct his attorney general not to enforce it, effectively pretending it doesn’t exist; Pam Bondi, his pick for the job, declined to commit to enforcing the law during her confirmation hearing Wednesday.
Sarah Baus, left, of Charleston, S.C., and Tiffany Cianci, who says she is a"long-form educational content creator," livestream to TikTok outside the Supreme Court, Friday, Jan. 10, 2025, in Washington. But “in the end, TikTok is Trump’s deal,” O’Leary told Fox News on Monday. “He’s not giving it to anybody else.” A person familiar with TikTok’s thinking said O’Leary’s proposal was a “nonstarter” and a “fairy tale.”
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., President-elect Donald Trump's choice to be Secretary of State, appears before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025.
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