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Trump once called for ‘aggressive action’ against TikTok. Now the White House has joined the app

The White House has officially joined TikTok, despite US President Donald Trump previously calling for "aggressive action" against the social media platform. He even signed an executive order in 2020, during his first term in the Oval Office, suggesting the Chinese-owned app was a threat to national security. But Trump's attitude changed around the time of the 2024 Presidential election, when he and former Vice President Kamala Harris both campaigned extensively on the platform. The White House has joined TikTok, despite President Trump previously calling for "aggressive action" against it. (Win McNamee/Getty/TikTok/@whitehouse) And since his election victory, he's repeatedly extended the deadline of a TikTok sale-or-ban law passed under form...

Trump says there’s a TikTok buyer that he’ll reveal in ‘about two weeks’

President Donald Trump said in an interview there is a "buyer for TikTok," teasing an announcement to come in "about two weeks." "We have a buyer for TikTok by the way. I think I'll need probably China approval, and I think President Xi will probably do it," the president said on Fox News' "Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo." Asked who the buyer is going to be, Trump said, "I'll tell you in about two weeks." "It's a group of very wealthy people," the president added. Donald Trump says a buyer for TikTok may be finalised soon. (iStock) It's been about five months since a law requiring TikTok to be banned in the United States unless it was sold off by its China-based parent company, ByteDance, technically went into effect. But thanks to Presi...
US President Joe Biden signs $146.5 billion war aid measure with assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

US President Joe Biden signs $146.5 billion war aid measure with assistance for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

US President Joe Biden signed into law on Wednesday a $US95 billion ($146.5 billion) war aid measure that includes aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan and that also has a provision that would force social media site TikTok to be sold or be banned in the US. The announcement marks an end to the long, painful battle with Republicans in Congress over urgently needed assistance for Ukraine. "We rose to the moment, we came together, and we got it done," Biden said at White House event to announce the signing. "Now we need to move fast, and we are." US President Joe Biden speaks before signing a $95 billion Ukraine aid package that also includes support for Israel, Taiwan, and other allies, in the State Dining Room of the White House, Wednesday, April 24, 2024, in Washin...
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