Former President Donald Trump has accused President Joe Biden of pushing for a TikTok ban to benefit Facebook, amid a bill moving through Congress that could force the app's sale or ban it. The bill, which recently passed the House with significant support and only 25 Republicans voting against it, is part of a larger foreign aid package and is expected to pass the Senate soon. Trump, who had reversed his stance after meeting with GOP mega-donor Jeff Yass, who owns a $33 billion stake in TikTok, is now appealing to young voters to remember Biden's role in the potential ban during the upcoming elections.
Joe Biden is likely to ban TikTok, an app he doesn’t like, because he’s owned and promoted by Big Tech, a massive in-kind political donation that should be investigated. I’ve used TikTok now for a few weeks. We are approaching 1,000,000 followers quickly. I can’t speak to the…
Trump seeks to pry ‘young’ voters from Biden over TikTok ban brewing in Congress https://t.co/gC5p3MSZuo https://t.co/gC5p3MSZuo
NEW: Mr. Trump reiterates his support for China-owned TikTok; says that Biden deserves all of the credit for opposing it. https://t.co/4YOgyHZKZh Relatedly, Trump megadonor Jeff Yass has a $33 billion stake in TikTok. https://t.co/V83jeFelvx https://t.co/mnL5tdjZGd
Trump pins a potential TikTok ban on Biden in bid to appeal to young voters https://t.co/751q0HW7zc
TRUMP: Biden wants TikTok banned to help "his friends over at Facebook become richer and more dominant" https://t.co/751q0HW7zc
Trump tells "young people" to blame Biden if TikTok gets banned https://t.co/TsA9LGLPgT https://t.co/rFDGDjPJsY
Trump Warns Voters, 'Especially the Young People,' About Biden's Plan to Ban TikTok https://t.co/Z0RAm8ReI6
Former president Donald Trump is digging in against a potential ban of TikTok moving through Congress — and seeking to blame President Biden for it — even though Trump sought to outlaw the social media application when he was in the White House. https://t.co/enNhedFnMp
Trump Completes Total Flip-Flop on TikTok Ban, Wants Everyone – ‘Especially the Young People’ – to Know Biden Is ‘Responsible’ https://t.co/mZMSGk2r53
Donald Trump continues reversal on TikTok, accusing President Biden of wanting to ban it. Via @patricksvitek https://t.co/ZbAVF0BoEP
Trump is telling Zoomers to take out anger at Biden if Tik Tok is banned this week and instead vote for him. lol It’s a circus.
Trump is telling Zoomers to take out anger at Biden if Tik Tok is banned this week and instead vote for him. lol
Trump, July 31, 2020: "As far as TikTok is concerned, we're banning them from the United States." Trump, today: "Just so everyone knows, especially the young people, Crooked Joe Biden is responsible for banning TikTok."
🚨 TRUMP: BLAME BIDEN FOR TIKTOK BAN Trump tells young voters that Biden is pushing for the TikTok ban to benefit Facebook. The TikTok ban bill was recently passed by the House and awaits Senate approval. If passed, Biden is poised to sign it into law. Trump has urged young… https://t.co/rVRlp1Z5lN
NEW: In a message to young voters, Donald Trump blamed President Biden for potential TikTok ban "Young people, and lots of others, must remember this on November 5th." https://t.co/751q0HW7zc
Trump tells Gen Z voters to direct their anger and blame Biden for bill that could see TikTok banned in the U.S. if it doesn't divest from Chinese owners https://t.co/UrCJcrr3kq https://t.co/Muw7grAkAi
Trump Wants Young People to Know, 'Crooked Joe Biden is Responsible for Banning TikTok' https://t.co/6HGOuXCosl
‘Election interference:’ Trump flip-flops on anti-TikTok bill after supporting ban as president https://t.co/W88CDLq5dE https://t.co/HazdU6IXZd
Trump is trying to blame Biden for legislation that would force the sale of TikTok, even though he attempted to ban the company himself when in office https://t.co/krgArjtzSr
Republican presidential candidate @realDonaldTrump said on Monday that President @JoeBiden was "pushing" for a ban on TikTok and would be the one responsible if a ban were imposed, urging voters to take notice. https://t.co/zAYaEoF22r
Former President Trump is casting blame on President Biden for legislation that could potentially ban TikTok in the U.S., after the bill cleared the House last weekend as part of a larger foreign aid package. https://t.co/d2o3xW4nsB
The reason that Trump opposes the sale of TikTok is quite simple. It’s because a major stakeholder in TikTok, Jeff Yass, is now giving Trump his support and funding. https://t.co/J3oS96b1vd
TRUMP, 2020: I hereby sign an executive order banning TikTok in 45 days if it isn't sold, given threat posed by China. (The order gets blocked in court.) TRUMP, 2024: "Just so everyone knows, especially the young people, Crooked Joe Biden is responsible for banning TikTok." https://t.co/9xvX6N4Rhg
Trump is pinning the likelihood that ByteDance will be forced to divest from TikTok or the app will be banned on Biden. The bill will likely pass the Senate this week. “Just so everyone knows, especially the young people, Crooked Joe Biden is responsible for banning TikTok.” https://t.co/hRYCe0vxTN
Given this latest post from Trump, a reminder of his own efforts to ban TikTok four years ago. https://t.co/IKE3eA3V00 https://t.co/MBKwHlzcJf
Trump repeatedly tried to ban TikTok as president or force its divestiture. Trump reversed his position after a recent meeting with GOP mega donor Jeff Yass, who owns a multi-billion dollar stake in the company https://t.co/E7EL2WQ1gX
🚨New: President Trump makes new statement on the potential ban of TikTok. https://t.co/p3zD51uHeW
Trump tries to blame Biden for the bill passed by the House on Saturday to force a Chinese-backed company to sell the TikTok app (only 25 Republicans voted against it in the House). https://t.co/5NdqlFH7eP
Just so everyone knows, especially the young people, Crooked Joe Biden is responsible for banning TikTok. He is the one pushing it to close, and doing it to help his friends over at Facebook become richer and more dominant, and able to continue to fight, perhaps illegally, the…