The idea of banning TikTok actually originated with Trump in 2020, who said the Chinese-owned app posed a danger to national security. It quickly became a bipartisan issue and Congress overwhelmingly voted to ban the app last year unless it is sold by its Chinese parent company, ByteDance.
Trump’s first executive order giving TikTok a reprieve came on his first day in office – just three days after the supreme court ruled to uphold the ban. Trump issued the second executive order in April. The deadline for the sale or ban was then set for June 19. Now, TikTok has until September 17.
Trump switched his stance on TikTok after joining the app while campaigning for president last year, amassing nearly 15 million followers and hosting the TikTok CEO, Shou Zi Chew, at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. Chew also attended Trump’s inauguration.
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Vice Chairman Mark Warner, a Democrat, criticized Trump's decision. "Once again, the Trump administration is flouting the law and ignoring its own national security findings about the risks posed by a PRC-controlled TikTok", Warner said in a statement.
"An executive order can't sidestep the law, but that's exactly what the president is trying to do", Warner added.
Why lah the criticism? Trump is always flip-flopping wad!
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