Former President Donald Trump says he still believes TikTok poses a national security risk.
46 minutes agoFILE - The TikTok Inc. building is seen in Culver City, Calif., on March 17, 2023. Former President Donald Trump said Monday, March 11, 2024, that he still believes TikTok poses a national security risk. But he opposes banning the hugely popular app because doing so would help its rival, Facebook, which he continues to lambast over his 2020 election loss.
Trump has repeatedly complained about Facebook's role during the 2020 election, which he still refuses to concede he lost tothat distributed grants to state and local governments to help them conduct the 2020 election at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. TikTok, a video-sharing app, has emerged as a major issue in the 2024 presidential campaign. The platform has about 170 million users in the U.S., most of whom skew younger — a demographic that both parties are desperately trying to court ahead of November's general election. Younger voters have become especially hard for campaigns to reach as they gravitate away from traditional platforms like cable television.passed unanimously by the U.S.
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