Trump Makes Frantic Push to ‘Save’ TikTok for Inauguration Celebration
“Americans deserve to see our exciting Inauguration on Monday, as well as other events and conversations,” Trump said.
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President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday made a frantic push to save TikTok in time for some of his inauguration festivities after the app went dark in the U.S for millions of users.
“Americans deserve to see our exciting Inauguration on Monday, as well as other events and conversations,” Trump wrote on Truth Social Sunday morning.
Trump said he plans to issue an executive order after he is sworn in Monday that would buy the company’s China-based parent company more time to explore a sale.
“I will issue an executive order on Monday to extend the period of time before the law’s prohibitions take effect, so that we can make a deal to protect our national security,” he wrote. “The order will also confirm that there will be no liability for any company that helped keep TikTok from going dark before my order.”
Earlier on Sunday after TikTok became unavailable to its U.S. users, Trump wrote on TruthSocial, “SAVE TIKTOK!'
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Google and Apple have pulled the app from their digital stores to comply with a U.S. law banning it on security grounds. TikTok also blocked its users from accessing its content Saturday night and flashed them a message that read, “Sorry, TikTok isn’t available right now.”
Trump signaled on Saturday that he would likely give the platform 90 days to find an approved buyer.
“I think that would be, certainly, an option that we look at. The 90-day extension is something that will be most likely done, because it’s appropriate. You know, it’s appropriate. We have to look at it carefully. It’s a very big situation,” Trump told NBC News.
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