Surprisingly, Donald Trump declared that he was in favor of allowing TikTok to continue operating in the United States at least for a while, saying he received billions of views on the social media platform during his presidential campaign.
His comments before a crowd of conservative supporters in Phoenix, Arizona were one of the strongest signals yet of his opposition to a potential exit. TikTok from the US market.
In April, the U.S. Senate passed a law mandating ByteDancethe Chinese parent company of TikTokto divest the app, citing national security concerns. The owners of TikTok they tried to have the law repealed, and the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear the case. But if the court does not rule in favor of ByteDance and no divestment will occur, the app could actually be banned in the United States on January 19, a day before Trump takes office.
It is unclear if and how Trump will cancel the divestment order TikTok.
The president-elect also hinted that he may meet with Vladimir Putin early in his presidency, reiterating that he wants to end “quickly” to the war in Ukraine.
Donald Trump's transition team is pushing to get the United States out of the World Health Organization on day one of the new administration. This is revealed by Financial Times. Experts say this would have a “catastrophic” impact on global health because it would eliminate the WHO's main source of funding, damaging its ability to respond to public health crises such as the coronavirus pandemic.
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