"Trump has made very clear he changed his mind for one reason only: TikTok was useful to him." @peterbakernyt.bsky.social and @stephruhle.bsky.social discuss the impending TikTok ban and the company CEO's planned attendance at the Trump inauguration. - ThreadSky

11thhourmsnbc.bsky.social • 39 days ago

"Trump has made very clear he changed his mind for one reason only: TikTok was useful to him."

@peterbakernyt.bsky.social and @stephruhle.bsky.social discuss the impending TikTok ban and the company CEO's planned attendance at the Trump inauguration.

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minerva1.bsky.social•39 days ago

Peter Baker takes Trump at his word, but I don’t.

larrychaffin.bsky.social•38 days ago

TikTok ceo gave 5 million to Trump inauguration fund. That's why.

xxpatchxx.bsky.social•39 days ago

This is his one motivation.

Dictators and adversaries would be incredibly stupid not to use that against him.

The guardrails are completely off this time.

mrmucketymuck.bsky.social•39 days ago

Why do I get the feeling that trump would like to control all of social media?

heidijo101.bsky.social•39 days ago

tRump’s pockets runneth over… 💵

rkhullar.bsky.social•39 days ago

You even have Biden trying to figure out ways to keep them here past Sunday so I don't know. I hate the Chinese it's personal to me so even though my kids like tick tock I hate the thing and I have no problem with the way the legislation was written if they sell to any other country but China ok

bseadeer.bsky.social•39 days ago

Toddler thinking patterns, smh

grannyheld.bsky.social•39 days ago

The Felon’s supporters tell us its ok bc he is #Transactional, like it’s a good thing.

cweier55.bsky.social•39 days ago

That and, of course, the donations.

pjinballard.bsky.social•39 days ago

I predicted this. The blathering tyrant will take a payout and reverse the ban.

femmeactcollective.bsky.social•37 days ago

💯

transnormative.bsky.social•39 days ago

Whereas the Democrats have changed their minds because they realized they pissed off too many people with the ban that most of them also supported.

bobsyouruncle.bsky.social•39 days ago

Yeah Jeff Yaz and the tens of millions he donated didn’t have anything to do with it

https://fortune.com/2024/12/09/trump-jeff-yass-tiktok-avoid-ban/

bobsyouruncle.bsky.social•39 days ago

Yass my bad

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/24/business/jeff-yass-shares-trump-media-merger.html

truebleu.bsky.social•39 days ago

One reason only it’s all it ever takes with Trump. Feed me feed me feed me.

kenobee.bsky.social•39 days ago

He must have paid the bribe - I'm sorry, donated to the inauguration.

ksmith9105.bsky.social•39 days ago

Once again he demonstrates why he is Trump first not America first. When will his minions ever learn.

jimeakin.bsky.social•39 days ago

TikTok’s CEO paid the bribe to Trump. But there also seems to be something that the mafia boss reveals to those who attend MaL.

pogue57.bsky.social•39 days ago

Ka Ching !!

ewaters101.bsky.social•39 days ago

Simply put, trump believes that it can be used to brainwash people. There is a high probability of that.

janehasopinions.bsky.social•39 days ago

Trump is probably getting a big pay off for that VIP seating for the TikTok CEO at the inauguration. Just saying

tgunsh.bsky.social•39 days ago

Probably? The others all paid at least a million….

femmeactcollective.bsky.social•37 days ago

Agreed! No doubt. TikTok is not appealing if he has anything to do with it coming back... It's basically X 2.0

marialorraine.bsky.social•39 days ago

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China is giving him money. It’s a quid pro quo.

It’s always a quid pro quo with Trump.

What will Trump get for allowing TikTok Spyware and Surveillance?

A lot.

Is
SCOTUS in on the deal?

Decision Friday.

rkhullar.bsky.social•39 days ago

See that's just it he's so transactional that he doesn't understand the Chinese are a threat. What's funny is it was his presidency that finally got off our ass to do something to them but yet he gets a payout when that's done. When Biden carried that on okay contrary to the criticisms some (cont)

rkhullar.bsky.social•39 days ago

Biden did it the correct way the way that we've all been saying for over 30 years of how to put tariffs on China and deal with them by working with our partners. No payouts straight shot. So I don't know it's a weird mixed blessing & curse to say the least

stevelaskin.bsky.social•39 days ago

"Him" ... not the American people. Psycho moron.

dudaatam.bsky.social•34 days ago

Trump has ulterior motives for not banning it , but those that wanted it banned ( both sides) also had ulterior motives. Do you think they figured out after 10 yrs of Tik Tok that it was owned by China or is it because AIPAC and ADL said out loud there is too much Pro-Palestinian content?

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