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Trump: TikTok Poses National Security Threat, but Banning It Would Help Facebook

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The former president continues to lambast Facebook over his 2020 election loss

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  1. Trump Condemns Potential TikTok Ban—Despite Pushing For Ban During His Presidency

    Headline from Forbes ·

  2. Banning TikTok Is a First Amendment Infringement, and a Total Gift To Facebook

    Headline from PJ Media ·

  3. Newest

    Trump: TikTok Poses National Security Threat, but Banning It Would Help Facebook

    Headline from Voice of America ·

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25 articles, oldest first.

  1. Forbes

    Trump Condemns Potential TikTok Ban—Despite Pushing For Ban During His Presidency (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The former president signed an executive order in 2020 that attempted to ban the platform.

  2. New York Post

    Trump raises concerns about TikTok ban as Facebook will ‘double their business’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Presidential candidate Donald Trump raised concerns about banning TikTok ahead of a vote next week by the House that would give TikTok owner ByteDance about six months to divest the popular short video app.

  3. Insider

    Trump says without TikTok, 'Facebook and Zuckerschmuck will double their business' (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Trump once pushed for a TikTok ban in the US during his presidency, but he may be changing his tune.

  4. Variety

    Donald Trump Opposes TikTok Ban Because It Would Boost Business for Facebook and ‘Zuckerschmuck,’ the ‘True Enemy of the People’ (opens Variety)

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    Variety's feed description

    Donald Trump said banning TikTok in the U.S. would only help Meta and CEO Mark Zuckerberg "double their business."

  5. Gizmodo

    Donald Trump Comes Out Against TikTok Ban in Bizarre Reversal (opens Gizmodo)

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    Gizmodo's feed description

    Trump claimed a ban would help Facebook and "Zuckerschmuck," a reference to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

  6. Washington Times

    Trump says banning TikTok would only help Mark Zuckerberg (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump offered rare support for TikTok on Friday, suggesting congressional efforts to ban it would only help Facebook solidify its position in the social media landscape.

  7. Breitbart News

    Donald Trump Claims Banning China's TikTok Would Only Empower Mark Zuckerberg (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump says a ban of China's TikTok app would only help Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook platform, which is the "true enemy of the people." Although Mark Zuckerberg's Meta has shown an extreme leftist bias and a willingness to interfere in elections, Peter Schweizer has uncovered Ch…

  8. The Daily Caller

    Trump Says Banning TikTok Would Help ‘Enemy’ Facebook (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump appeared to come out against a TikTok ban on Thursday amid concerns it would benefit Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook.

  9. Quartz

    Donald Trump says don't ban TikTok — a big reversal (opens Quartz)

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    Quartz's feed description

    Trump said a ban would help Facebook and "Zuckerschmuck," a reference to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

  10. New York Post

    Trump raises concerns about TikTok ban, says Facebook will ‘double their business’ (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Presidential candidate Donald Trump raised concerns about banning TikTok ahead of a vote next week by the House that would give TikTok owner ByteDance about six months to divest the popular short video app.

  11. PJ Media

  12. New York Post

    Trump backs TikTok as Congress considers bill to ban Chinese-owned social media app (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump on Thursday signaled his opposition to a TikTok ban being considered in Congress, arguing that it would help Facebook, which he called “a true Enemy of the People!”

  13. Insider

    Trump says banning TikTok would make Facebook — an 'enemy of the people' — stronger (opens Insider)

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    Insider's feed description

    Donald Trump, who once supported a TikTok ban, is doubling down on his new position that outlawing TikTok would only make Facebook stronger.

  14. NBC New York

    Trump says a TikTok ban would empower Meta, slams Facebook as ‘enemy of the people' (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    “Without TikTok, you can make Facebook bigger, and I consider Facebook to be an enemy of the people,” Donald Trump said in a CNBC TV interview Monday.

  15. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Trump says banning TikTok would help Facebook, even if it's a national security threat (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump said Monday that he still believes TikTok poses a national security risk but is opposed to banning the hugely popular app because doing so would help its rival, Facebook, which he continues to lambast over his 2020 election loss.

  16. Portland Press Herald

    Trump says TikTok is a national security threat, but wouldn’t ban the app (opens Portland Press Herald)

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    Portland Press Herald's feed description

    Trump says he opposes a ban because it would help Facebook, which he continues to lambast over his 2020 election loss.

  17. New York Post

    Trump says TikTok is national security threat — but banning it would empower ‘enemy of the people’ Facebook (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump said Chinese owned social media app TikTok is a national security threat, but banning it would empower Facebook -- which he called the "enemy of the people."

  18. NBC News

    Trump says TikTok is a national security threat, Facebook is 'enemy of the people' (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump said he believes TikTok is a national security threat, but that he couldn't support Congress banning the popular app because doing so would boost support for Facebook, which is the "enemy of the people."

  19. FOX Business

    Trump says TikTok a national security threat but young people will 'go crazy' without it (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    President Trump argued in a new interview that social media app TikTok was a national security threat but would be difficult to ban in the United States.

  20. Breitbart News

    Trump: TikTok Ban Would Empower 'Enemy of the People' Facebook (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Former President Donald Trump said Monday on CNBC’s Squawk Box" that if TikTok is banned, it will benefit Facebook, which is an "enemy of the people." | Clips

  21. Voice of America

    Trump: TikTok Poses National Security Threat, but Banning It Would Help Facebook (opens Voice of America)

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    Voice of America's feed description

    The former president continues to lambast Facebook over his 2020 election loss

  22. WSVN Miami

    Trump says banning TikTok would help Facebook, even if it’s a national security threat - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    NEW YORK (AP) — Former President Donald Trump said Monday that he still believes TikTok poses a national security risk but is opposed to banning

  23. New York Times

    Trump Gives Rambling Answer on Why He Backtracked on a TikTok Ban (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    Donald Trump told CNBC that banning TikTok would make young people “go crazy” and could benefit Facebook, which he called an “enemy of the people.”

  24. Forbes

    Trump Says TikTok Ban Could Make Facebook Bigger—Slams Meta As ‘Enemy Of The People’ (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Donald Trump on Monday said he thinks TikTok is a national security threat but doesn't support a ban because it could broaden the influence of Mark Zuckerberg's Facebook.

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