He wants to hold off so his MAGA supporters can produce lots of Tik Toks of his inauguration. Everything is always about Trump, either for his ego maniacal or financial benefit.
Well if Elon Muskovite is pals with China then perhaps there is some other reason why chump wants to delay this ban. A favour for a chum who might want to take it over perhaps?
I know this will be a surprise, but no. I mean, I know that one of his big donors, Jeff Yass, stands to lose a LOT of money if TT is actually forced to shut down shop here, but I'm sure that's just a coincidence....
he's saying these bc he's doing a slight of hand trick. Watch what one hand is doing while the other hand is really doing bad things. I am surprised the media doesn't understand this or they just don't care. They easily fall into his trap. @anacabrera.bsky.social
Just gotta follow the money, Tik Tok paying close to $100mil direct to drumpf campaign, Panama is somehow a challenge to Cheetoh Christ's tiny hand syndrome.
He also invited Xi Jinping to the inauguration. Trump has said one thing and done another his whole life with China. He was literally busted on Letterman in 2012 or so lying about where his clothes were made. Trump is owned by foreign leaders just buying into the US, as long as he gets paid.
Tik Tok helped him win. The social network took a clear position, because they knew that Trump's victory was their only salvation. Now Trump must pay the favor.
I heard on the car radio today the billionaires that are donating to Trumps inauguration all own stock in Byte Dance the company that owns Tik Tok...it's always about the money with Trump
Well, Russia can use tictok for their propaganda but are being called out for their shadow fleet of tankers using the canal skirting sanctions.
Trump’s puppet master calling the shots.
Apparently so,will tariffs be put on tesla cars imported from China,doubt full,
Will trump replace immigrants from his,home golf courses,doubt full,
It's all double standards, but we know that,they got exactly what they voted for,
If his positions were not contradictory and counterintuitive, they would not be his positions. This is the kind of mind-melting drivel he always likes to fling around like a monkey throwing his shit at the zoo.
No, It actually makes perfect sense.
In June 2019, owners of a Panama City hotel that was managed by Trump's businesses, carrying the Trump brand, accused two companies, Trump Panama Hotel Management LLC and Trump International Hotels Management LLC, of not paying taxes on their Panamanian earnings.
He didn't read any textbooks, he can barely read anything. He can barely read a 3rd grade textbooks at a 3rd grade level. If you have ever seen him cold read something, you can easily see how dumb he is. He is "move your finger across the page while you read" dumb.
This is why he is supported by so many idiots. They say he talks like one of them, that he is like one of them. True, he is as idiotic as they are and he fools them into thinking they are smart. 'If he is smart(self claimed) and we understand his words then we're smart'. Nope.
Just a caveat: please try to refrain from those insults. I know you intend to insult the president-elect's intelligence, which I get, but please don't insult people with dyslexia or other reading disabilities as "dumb."
You're welcome. I don't believe the gentleman intended to insult people with learning disorders, but it was an unintended consequence. It's easy to insult Trump without insulting people who need to use their hands to follow along with the book as "dumb."
I'm positive Putin helped set up that attack on Israel from Gaza through Iran. He wanted to affect the elections in the US by stirring up Jewish voters and Palestinian voters.
Agree 100%. Not the least of which was the push to convince pro Palestinian voters to support Jill Effing Stein. Putin has designs on the entire planet. That’s who’s really pulling the strings and planting seeds of chaos everywhere.
I said the exact same thing when it happened. There was no way the Dems could win, as it would divide us. And the right is so high on sky daddy 2.0, that this would unite them.
As much sense as ordering the Navy to install steam aircraft catapults on any future aircraft carriers, because he couldn't comprehend anything in the explanation on how electromagnetic catapults work, therefore no one understands how to operate them.
Precisely! The 🍊 F’er wants what he wants, even if it doesn’t make sense to the rest of us…as long as it gives him more street cred with his adoring MAGAt followers!
The Panamanian government is suing Trump right now for tax evasion. I think that speaks volumes and I can't believe more people aren't reporting on it.
Trump is clueless, he says something that might be popular and he’ll only stick with it if the left doesn’t like it. But if both right and left sides like it, it’s suddenly bad.
If the US wants something, the US takes it. The propaganda is just to give the people a way to justify it afterwards. The US is little better than Russia, just temporarily on nominally the right side, for now. Trump is just not sophisticated enough to shroud it in pretty words.
It might make sense to say there’s some sort of incoherent madness developing and donald is only the face of it. He’s always been nuts. What’s weird is that people thought he was a valid choice.
The Panama Canal thing is a favor for Vladimir Putin.
The TikTok pause is for his billionaire budd to negotiate a purchase. Even though Bytedance will NOT be selling their algorithm.
Zuckerberg has been selling our data to China for over a decade. That whole security thing - is a lie.
Yep 😂 tik tok helped him get elected! All the bros etc loved the feeds that were on there! It’s how they get news…the canal ‘pfft’ means nothing to Trump except strong man bully moves
It's all to help Putin..Trump owes him! Trump will sell us & the world out to his master Putin! Oh spray a screen with that black sealer Phil Swift sells on TV and your sub screen door will work LOL 😆 😄
He would obtain a whole other demographic —the young— that is already being fed propaganda…propaganda to further divide all of us, and foster hate against those progressive forces trying to do good, and support for those trying to FURTHER destroy the small ‘d’ democratic countries around the world.
Exactly. He's just another rich con-man, who bought his way into looking 'smart'. I am enjoying watching him embarrass himself lately. Highly entertaining. 🙂
My sense is that DT does whatever will get him the most approval (measured in money and/or adulation) in a given context (time, place, people). I feel that looking for some overarching principle that describes his behavior is futile.
trump will be thinking he can make money for the US by taking over the canal - when it comes to tiktok - its just Trump trying to make himself look like god
It actually does make sense. He really doesn’t care about us doing business with China. That fires up his base. And he really does not want to piss off his fans who love and use TikTok.
These people trump wants to put in can not be trusted and nor can trump.
He claimed he was going to stop wars, no there are already three places he wants to invaded, he's another Putin.
You expect consistency from that crowd?
It’s whatever and for his own selfish reasons that Thump makes decisions. Buckle up, it’s going to be a bumpy ride for the next 4 years!
I heard the same thing. As usual, he contracted to manage a hotel, underreported the # of employees and evaded paying taxes to the tune of over $12M+. So he's now mad at Panama because he's bad at being a fucking crook.
You nailed it. I said this when Panama first came out of his mouth. He holds a grudge from the day those t r u m p letters were torn off that building.
Yeah, Russian ships need passage, they want to mine minerals in Greenland and they need access to the pipeline in Canada. Pootin understands that controlling the flow of natural resources means control of the world
And Jeffrey Yass one Trumps biggest donors is a large stakeholder in TikTok.
It's not difficult to see why he made a 180.
It's not about what's best for Americans it's what's best for him.
Whycome librels is such dumbees? Subs go UNDER waters, lefty. They ain’t float on the surface. A screen door would KEEP OUT sharks and electricity eals and the crackins!
Yes…this is Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Bluesky burner account. Ya got me. 😞
Yep. It’s true. He said it. And you can bet there’s going to be a word soufflé forthcoming from him about what he meant. Then the Trump whisperers will come out and tell conflicting stories about what he actually meant. And finally, they’ll deny he said anything about anything.
Donald did not ask President Elon before speaking. And, the Jester Who Thought Himself King, got slapped into place. The scam did not last until inauguration. Trump is too far gone to rule, it was Bait-and-Switch.
He wants money. Someone from China has given him money. He did the same last time. When China granted Ivanka trademarks, they were good. When they didn't give Trump what he wanted, they were bad. This presidency gig is Trump's most successful scam.
Remember that he invited Pres Xi to his inauguration and that Elonia has major financial interests in China. All this China bashing is just smoke screen.He is planning to sell a lot of the US to China.
Sadly, Republicans are post fact. We need to prepare that this fascist fugue that's taken hold of the nation won't end with Republicans saying 'hey... this Trump guy is batshit insane'. They are too far gone.
Everytime trump fails, MAGA will blame immigrants, trans people, our allies and liberals.
Tik Tok is being flooded with Trump memes from bots with just one post and names like user458673747. He probably will be negotiating for Musk to control it.
there is a concern though of being spied on. what about usa or other free countries creating another platform. even the biden.harris team has concerns with tik tok
That’s why the US ban is based on Byte Dance divesting from CCP-controlled ownership. Theres a reason Jeff Yass, 15% owner of Byte Dance donated $100 mil to Trump, & there’s a reason why China bans Tik Tok and has their own version in China. We can’t be the pawns.
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https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/jeff-yass-billionaire-donor-investments-tiktoks-parent-company-rcna142531
annex Mexico.
money
"appearing" strong
press attention
Or some combination of the three.
What else is going on that is being distracted from🤔
https://fortune.com/2024/12/09/trump-jeff-yass-tiktok-avoid-ban/
Has nothing to do with China
Trump’s puppet master calling the shots.
Will trump replace immigrants from his,home golf courses,doubt full,
It's all double standards, but we know that,they got exactly what they voted for,
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/22/us-welcomes-panamas-decree-to-strip-sanctioned-ships-of-registration
In June 2019, owners of a Panama City hotel that was managed by Trump's businesses, carrying the Trump brand, accused two companies, Trump Panama Hotel Management LLC and Trump International Hotels Management LLC, of not paying taxes on their Panamanian earnings.
How is denying a country following the treaty?
Nancy Pelosi to Tweety Amin.
And as always, donold folded like a klenex.
Can you imagine how difficult it must be to please two masters at the same time?
You cannot serve God and wealth.
Mt 6:24
The TikTok pause is for his billionaire budd to negotiate a purchase. Even though Bytedance will NOT be selling their algorithm.
Zuckerberg has been selling our data to China for over a decade. That whole security thing - is a lie.
A chocolate fire guard.
“ Eeny oony mani”.
Maybe not so ‘bright’? 🤔
Wait for the epic flip flops when he’s in office
Always searching in vain for a clue.
He claimed he was going to stop wars, no there are already three places he wants to invaded, he's another Putin.
It’s whatever and for his own selfish reasons that Thump makes decisions. Buckle up, it’s going to be a bumpy ride for the next 4 years!
Poo-Tin would love to see this happen!! 😳
It's not difficult to see why he made a 180.
It's not about what's best for Americans it's what's best for him.
Yes…this is Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Bluesky burner account. Ya got me. 😞
https://www.barrons.com/amp/articles/trump-campaign-donations-tiktok-bytedance-ae21bfa3
Everytime trump fails, MAGA will blame immigrants, trans people, our allies and liberals.
https://bsky.app/profile/sandiegojoe.bsky.social/post/3lehx4rakpk2p
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-12-17/eu-opens-tiktok-probe-for-role-in-romanian-election-interference
FFS.