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Former President Donald Trump joins TikTok

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After years of trying to ban the app, former President Donald Trump has joined TikTok. Since launching the account, Trump has attracted three million followers.

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  1. The Guardian

    Trump joins TikTok despite seeking to ban app as president (opens The Guardian)

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    ‘The campaign is playing on all fields,’ an adviser to Trump’s campaign tells Politico

  2. Wyoming Public Media

    Trump calls it an 'honor' to join TikTok after previously trying to ban the app (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    In less than 24 hours, former President Donald Trump amassed over 2 million followers on TikTok — nearly a third of the following he has on his own social media platform, Truth Social.

  3. Rolling Stone

    Trump, Who Famously Tried to Ban TikTok, Joins TikTok (opens Rolling Stone)

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    Rolling Stone's feed description

    Donald Trump once signed an executive order trying to ban TikTok in the U.S. Now he has joined the platform.

  4. Time

    Donald Trump Joins TikTok After Trying to Ban the App (opens Time)

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    Time's feed description

    Former U.S. President Donald Trump has joined TikTok. He has racked up over two million followers in less than a day.

  5. Valdosta Daily Times

    Trump joins TikTok and calls it (opens Valdosta Daily Times)

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    Valdosta Daily Times's feed description

    Donald Trump has joined TikTok, the video-sharing app he once tried to ban as president. He posted his first video from a UFC fight in New Jersey on Saturday night.

  6. France 24

    Trump joins TikTok, which he once tried to ban (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Former US president and current White House hopeful Donald Trump has joined TikTok, posting his first video on the wildly popular social media app he once tried to ban while in office.

  7. New York Post

    Donald Trump joins TikTok, racks up 22 million views in a matter of hours (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    That's despite the fact that as president, Trump tried to ban the Chinese video sharing app in the US.

  8. NBC News

    Trump joins TikTok years after trying to ban the app (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump joined TikTok, even as many Republicans in his party criticize the popular app and call for its China-based parent company to divest.

  9. Variety

    Donald Trump Joins TikTok, App He Tried to Ban as President Citing ‘Credible’ Threat to U.S. National Security (opens Variety)

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    Donald Trump, seeking to retake the White House in 2024, joined TikTok, which he had threatened with a nationwide ban when he was U.S. president.

  10. Washington Examiner

    Donald Trump unveils TikTok account (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump is now on TikTok, started his own account on the social media platform late Saturday night.

  11. CBS News

    Donald Trump joins TikTok after reversal on app he tried to ban as president (opens CBS News)

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    While in office, Trump took issue with the social media app being controlled by a China-based parent company, trying unsuccessfully to ban the app in the U.S. with an executive order.

  12. UPI

    Donald Trump joins TikTok after seeking to ban it (opens UPI)

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    Former President Donald Trump has joined TikTok, the video sharing app that he tried to ban while in the White House.

  13. Fox News

    Trump joins TikTok, the app he once tried to ban as president (opens Fox News)

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    Former President Trump has joined TikTok, the embattled Chinese-owned app that he once tried to ban during his years in the White House.

  14. Fortune

    Donald Trump joins TikTok after he tried to ban it while president as campaign woos youth vote and looks to turn attention away from his felony convictions (opens Fortune)

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    “We will leave no front undefended and this represents the continued outreach to a younger audience consuming pro-Trump and anti-Biden content,” Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung said.

  15. CNN

    Donald Trump joins TikTok after seeking to ban video app as president (opens CNN)

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    Former President Donald Trump has joined TikTok, the fast-growing social media platform with ties to China that Trump had railed against as president.

  16. NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

    Trump campaign launches TikTok account as Truth Social stock dips (opens NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth)

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    NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth's feed description

    Donald Trump and President Biden have both launched campaign TikTok accounts, despite voicing national security concerns about the ap

  17. Townhall

  18. Fortune

    Donald Trump, who tried to ban TikTok, has now joined TikTok (opens Fortune)

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    Donald Trump has joined the popular video-sharing app TikTok, a platform he once tried to ban while in the White House.

  19. Hawaiitribune Herald

    Trump joins TikTok, the app he once tried to ban (opens Hawaiitribune Herald)

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    Hawaiitribune Herald's feed description

    Donald Trump has joined TikTok, the social media app that he tried to ban during his presidency but that he more recently has embraced as he and his campaign try to reach younger voters before November’s general election.

  20. The Daily Dot

    Trump got more TikTok followers in a day than Biden did in 5 months (opens The Daily Dot)

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    The Daily Dot's feed description

    Since joining TikTok—an app he previously tried to ban as president—Donald Trump has accumulated 3.7 million followers.

  21. KYMA Yuma

    Former President Donald Trump joins TikTok (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    KYMA Yuma's feed description

    After years of trying to ban the app, former President Donald Trump has joined TikTok. Since launching the account, Trump has attracted three million followers.

  22. The Columbian

    Trump joins TikTok to step up fight for young voters with Biden (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump joined TikTok, the Chinese-owned platform he once tried to ban in the U.S., as the presumptive 2024 Republican nominee steps up efforts to reach young voters.

  23. Gopusa

    Trump Joins TikTok, Gaining Over 3 Million Followers (opens Gopusa)

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    Gopusa's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump gained over 3 million followers within a day of joining TikTok, surpassing the follower count of President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign on the Chinese-owned video-sharing app.

  24. Fox News

    Journalists, commentators respond as Trump joins TikTok, rapidly gains 10x more followers than Biden (opens Fox News)

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    Journalists and commentators responded to former President Trump's surprise decision to create a TikTok account, which quickly eclipsed President Biden's presence on the platform.

  25. Forbes

    Despite Previously Calling For A Ban, Trump Joined TikTok (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Mr. Biden joined TikTok in February, with his first video featuring him answering Super Bowl-themed questions

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