President-elect Donald Trump hinted in a Monday press conference at throwing TikTok a lifeline amid the fast-approaching January deadline for its parent company ByteDance to divest or else face a ban on Google’s and Apple’s app stores.
Trump, 78, quipped that he is fond of the popular video-sharing platform in part because of his performance with young voters in the 2024 election, which he credited in part to TikTok.
“We’ll take a look at TikTok. You know, I have a warm spot in my heart for TikTok,” Trump explained during his Monday press conference at Mar-a-Lago when asked how he plans “to stop the ban on TikTok next month.”
“TikTok had an impact, so we’re taking a look at it,” he added, referencing his support among the youth.
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