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Coverage dated January 15, 2025

TikTok CEO Will Reportedly Attend Trump’s Inauguration As Ban Looms

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Report of the TikTok CEO’s attendance at the inauguration comes as the Supreme Court appears prepared to uphold a law banning the platform or forcing its sale.

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  1. Washington Times

    TikTok CEO to attend Trump inaugural, as embattled Chinese-owned app fights for survival (opens Washington Times)

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    The CEO of the embattled Chinese-owned TikTok app is expected to attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Monday and sit in a place of honor.

  2. NBC News

    TikTok CEO Shou Chew expected to attend Trump's inauguration with other tech leaders (opens NBC News)

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    TikTok CEO Shou Chew has been invited to, and is expected to attend, President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday.

  3. Deadline

    TikTok CEO Plans To Attend Donald Trump’s Inauguration (opens Deadline)

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    TikTok CEO Shou Chew is scheduled to attend Donald Trump's presidential inauguration on Monday, a source familiar with the plans confirmed.

  4. Fox News

    TikTok CEO to attend inauguration with front row seat at Trump's invite (opens Fox News)

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    TikTok CEO Shou Chew is expected to accept an invitation from President-elect Donald Trump to attend his inauguration.

  5. Forbes

    TikTok CEO Will Reportedly Attend Trump’s Inauguration As Ban Looms (opens Forbes)

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    Report of the TikTok CEO’s attendance at the inauguration comes as the Supreme Court appears prepared to uphold a law banning the platform or forcing its sale.

  6. NBC Los Angeles

    TikTok CEO expected to attend Trump's inauguration, NBC reports (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    TikTok’s CEO Shou Chew is expected to attend President’s Trump inauguration next week, NBC News reports.

  7. The Boston Globe

    TikTok CEO plans to attend Trump inauguration (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Trump’s support for TikTok ​marks ​a stunning reversal from 2020, when he tried during his first term to block the app in the United States and force its sale to American companies​.

  8. New York Post

    TikTok CEO plans to attend Trump inauguration as president-elect weighs options to ‘save’ app ahead of US ban (opens New York Post)

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    TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew is planning to attend President-elect Trump’s inauguration ceremony on Monday – even as the China-owned company makes a last-ditch effort to avoid a US ban.

  9. New York Times

    TikTok C.E.O. Plans to Attend Trump Inauguration (opens New York Times)

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    Shou Chew will join tech moguls like Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk at President-elect Donald J. Trump’s inauguration as the fate of the app hangs in the balance.

  10. CBS News

    TikTok and Google CEOs to attend Trump inauguration, sources say (opens CBS News)

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    The news comes as a law banning TikTok, which is owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, is set to go into effect on Jan. 19.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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