How did the U.S. get their pants in a knot over TikTok? Trump wanted to ban it, he raised the exec order to
Do it. Biden signed a law to force a sale or ban it. The Supreme Court said, “Yep, that’s legal.” Now, President-Elect Trump wants to delay the ban he started…
In 2020, Trump claimed TikTok (owned by Chinese company ByteDance) is a national security risk. He tries to ban it with an executive order. U.S. courts block him. The ban never happens due to US legal bs
3 years later ish, Biden takes a different approach. Instead of an executive order, he signs a law forcing ByteDance to sell TikTok to a U.S. company—or face a ban. ByteDance refused to sell (even to Oracle??)
With no sale happening, the U.S. Supreme Court upholds the law. The ban is now legally locked in, and TikTok is officially on its way out of the US market (hello todays blackout)
Trump wins re-election. Suddenly, he’s saying he might delay the ban for 90 days. The same ban he originally pushed for. The same ban Biden signed into law. The same ban the Supreme Court upheld
How, or what the hell? Because while the US courts decide what’s legal, the president controls enforcement of those laws. He can delay, negotiate, or even try to reverse things if there’s enough political or business pressure.
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Do it. Biden signed a law to force a sale or ban it. The Supreme Court said, “Yep, that’s legal.” Now, President-Elect Trump wants to delay the ban he started…