Trump Wants To Ban TikTok!

Trump threatens to shutdown TikTok.

Donald J. Trump wants to stop TikTok through executive order. It would be hard to so when it's going to be a court challenge on the grounds of the First Amendment.

Trump on Friday told the junk food media that he plans on banning the Chinese-owned video streaming social media app TikTok from the United States.

Trump made the comments with reporters while on Air Force One during the flight back to Washington, DC from his resort in Florida.

"As far as TikTok is concerned we're banning them from the United States," Trump said. He said the action is a "severance."

Trump did not specify whether he will act through an executive order, or another method.

"Well, I have that authority. I can do it with an executive order or that," Trump said.

A TikTok spokesperson told NBC News that the app helped to create jobs in the U.S. and it was committed to user privacy.

A message to the TikTok community. pic.twitter.com/UD3TR2HfEf

— TikTok (@tiktok_us) August 1, 2020

"We've hired nearly 1,000 people to our U.S. team this year alone, and are proud to be hiring another 10,000 employees into great paying job across the U.S.," said the spokesperson with TikTok. "Our $1 billion creator fund supports U.S. creators who are building livelihoods from our platform.

"TikTok U.S. user data is stored in the U.S., with strict controls on employee access," the statement says. "TIkTok's biggest investors come from the U.S. We are committed to protecting our users' privacy and safety as we continue working to bring joy to families and meaningful careers to those who create on our platform."

Microsoft has expressed interest in buying TikTok from Chinese tech firm ByteDance.

Trump is trying to go after China because of his failure to control the COVID-19 pandemic. He has already walked away from the trade deal he bragged about. He also wants to pull the U.S. out of the World Health Organization because he felt the organization sided with China over his failure to control the pandemic. He also wants to add tariffs on Chinese imports which could bring prices up on goods here in the United States.

ByteDance launched TikTok in 2017 and its became one of the most popular social media apps in the world. The app has 2 billion downloads. It's best known for the rise of Trump-critic and satirist Sarah Cooper.

TikTok played a role in the infamous Trump rally. Trump didn't bring in the big crowds. Trump's ally Herman Cain contracted the coronavirus and died a few days after attending it.

Cooper's videos traffic over 5 million views because she literally mocks Trump by taking his most ridiculous remarks and mimics them. She and millions of TikTok users slammed Trump for trying to stifle freedom of speech.

How to tick tack (with captions by @KaitMartin_1) pic.twitter.com/fCgkUCMJyb

— Sarah Cooper (@sarahcpr) August 1, 2020

Trump's failures are real, and they are spectacular

— Sarah Cooper (@sarahcpr) August 1, 2020

Does Trump know that by banning TikTok he’s also pissing off suburban moms pic.twitter.com/4o9hjNM7rN

— Sarah Cooper (@sarahcpr) August 1, 2020

Trump will face opposition from the company and they plan to file a lawsuit if the executive order goes into effect.

U.S. officials have long complained that Chinese intellectual property theft has cost the economy billions of dollars in revenue and thousands of jobs and threatens national security. Beijing maintains it does not engage in intellectual property theft.

The move by the Trump administration represents another step in the deteriorating relations between Washington and Beijing and comes a week after the U.S. closed the Chinese consulate in Houston, prompting China to shutter the U.S. consulate in Chengdu.

The Pentagon has taken concrete steps to discourage U.S. service members and their families from using Chinese-backed tech.

Some of the most funniest themes came off TikTok.

In December, the Defense Information Systems Agency advised that all Department of Defense personnel should not use the Chinese-owned social media platform, citing a "potential risk associated with using the TikTok app."

Facebook is planning on launching a counter to TikTok. They are launching Reels. With the help of Instagram, Reels is supposed to give users an opportunity to make short cut videos.

TikTok ain't going without a fight. So don't be surprised they'll encourage Americans to register to vote in 2020.

Because this election is really important. We could get four more years of Trump and trust me, we're moving closer towards it everyday. We need to make sure Trump and Republicans are defeated at the ballot box.

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