US EditionDonald Trump Tells 'Young People of TikTok': You Owe Me Big
Trump claims credit for securing a $14 billion deal transferring TikTok's U.S. operations to American investors, addressing national security and data privacy concerns.
- President Donald Trump posted on TikTok, stating that young people "owe" him for keeping the platform operational in the U.S., as reported by Newsweek.
- Trump signed an executive order to approve a $14 billion deal with a U.S. group for TikTok's operations, featuring Oracle's Larry Ellison.
- Despite concerns, various procedural hurdles remain to finalize the TikTok purchase, which may close in early 2026.
- Trump previously attempted to ban TikTok due to concerns over data privacy but shifted his stance to improve his standing among young voters.
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Trump returns to TikTok: Young people 'owe me big'
President Trump is back on TikTok, just weeks after he signed an executive order to keep the popular video sharing app in the U.S. after months of uncertainty. The president posted a video on the platform Monday for the first time since election day. Trump often used TikTok during his 2024 presidential campaign. Growing number of people spending less time on social media “To all of those young people of TikTok: I saved TikTok, so you owe m…
Trump Returns To TikTok To Tell Gen Z They 'Owe Me Big' After He 'Saved' The Platform
President Donald Trump was criticized after he demanded allegiance from the "young people of TikTok" for orchestrating a deal for China to sell the social media platform to a joint U.S. venture led by billionaire Oracle CEO Larry Ellison.Over the past five years, efforts to ban TikTok have gained bipartisan momentum. What began as a proposal under Trump’s first term eventually became law in 2024, when former President Joe Biden signed legislatio…
Trump returns to TikTok, saying in his post that he ‘saved’ the app
President Donald Trump has returned to TikTok for the first time in about a year. “To all of those young people of TikTok, I saved TikTok, so you owe me big,” Trump said in the post on Monday. “And now you’re looking at me in the Oval Office and you’re going to be doing a great job also.” Vice President JD Vance also posted on the platform, announcing the relaunch of his TikTok page that will feature political updates and a few “sombrero memes.”…
The U.S. president made a noticeable return to the platform. ...
In its first post on TikTok since the 2024 elections, Trump stated that it "saves" the popular short video clips platform, although the agreement has not yet been finalised.
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