Rep. Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) said President-elect Trump is opposed to banning TikTok because the app's popularity and the video-sharing platform's lobbying efforts have influenced his inner circle. He suggested that this is due to the fact that
“With Donald Trump, it's always a combination of two things, Jim. It's flattering and it inflates his ego,” Auchincloss told CNN guest host during an appearance on CNN on Friday. told Jim Shute. “And the second is the gentle corruption and fawning of his inner circle. These two threads intertwine and could change American policy.”
Auchincloss's remarks came just hours after President Trump asked the Supreme Court to extend the deadline for banning the app, which had been scheduled for January 19, the day before the next president's inauguration.
“Only President Trump has the impeccable deal-making expertise, electoral authority, and ability to negotiate a resolution that protects the platform while addressing national security concerns,” said D. We have the political will to do so.”
The country's Supreme Court was willing to hear TikTok's objections to a possible ban on fast-track scheduling, but President Trump's legal team said the bill could be delayed until he takes office next year. He argued that there was no need for the court to consider it.
Auchincloss, who serves on the House Select Committee on the Communist Party of China, said Friday it would be “important” for Congress to issue a resolution supporting the original bill signed by President Biden in April. . China-based parent company ByteDance to exit TikTok by January or face ban in US
“If the president were to issue an executive order that would undermine the law, we have the right to do so and Congress would override it,” Auchincloss said of Trump. “Now, it remains to be seen whether my Republican colleagues have the courage to stand up to Donald Trump. I would say their track record over the past decade does not inspire confidence in that regard.”
Trump has repeatedly vowed to oppose the law and “save TikTok” in the 2024 election, but the president-elect has since won the November election laying out precise steps to protect the app. I haven't. During his first run for the White House, Trump threatened to ban the app.
Some lawmakers, including Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), oppose the ban.
The Massachusetts Democratic lawmaker, who supports the ban, said, “My colleagues across the aisle in the House of Representatives, who I helped draft this bill, believe that Gen Z will develop a sense of American society from the algorithms established by the law. I understand that this is allowed.” The Politburo in Beijing is a really bad idea. ”
“And Donald Trump himself understood that. And the fact that he's now changing his mind makes me wonder if his inner circle is being bought and paid by the TikTok lobby.” “I can do that,” he added.
Former Trump senior adviser Kellyanne Conway reportedly Politico reported that he was paid by the influential Club for Growth to lobby for TikTok in Congress. Republican megadonor and Club for Growth mega-backer Jeff Yass owns a 15% stake in ByteDance.
