Former President Donald Trump has voiced opposition to a potential ban on TikTok, a move currently under consideration in Congress. Trump has attributed this move to President Joe Biden, despite his own previous attempts to ban the app during his term.
What Happened: Trump used his Truth Social platform on Monday to accuse Biden of being responsible for the potential TikTok ban. He claimed that Biden was assisting Mark Zuckerberg-led Meta Platforms Inc.’s social media website Facebook in gaining more power and possibly meddling in elections to the detriment of Republicans, reported The Washington Post.
Trump wrote on Truth Social, “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 Republican Party.”
Two days prior, the House passed legislation as part of a broad foreign aid package. This legislation would require TikTok’s parent company, based in China, to sell the app within a year or face a national ban. Biden has endorsed this package and previously stated he would sign an earlier version of the TikTok legislation passed by the House.
Trump, in 2020, issued an executive ...