Trump blames Biden for potential TikTok crackdown in message to young voters
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Former President Donald Trump blamed President Joe Biden for the potential TikTok ban that may result if certain legislation is signed into law.
“Just so everyone knows, especially the young people, Crooked Joe Biden is responsible for banning TikTok,” Trump said on social media. “He is the one pushing it to close, and doing it to help his friends over at Facebook become richer and more dominant, and able to continue to fight, perhaps illegally, the Republican Party.”
“It’s called ELECTION INTERFERENCE! Young people, and lots of others, must remember this on November 5th, ELECTION DAY, when they vote! They also must remember, more importantly, that he is destroying our Country, and is A MAJOR THREAT TO DEMOCRACY!” he said.
The bill, H.R. 8038, requires that social media platforms operated by foreign adversaries must completely sever their ties with the adversaries within 270 days after the bill takes effect in order to remain actively operable in the United States.
The president may extend the time frame by an additional 90 days if it is determined that meaningful progress has been made to broker a deal and keep the platforms online.
The legislation passed 360-58. Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz and Democratic Rep. Maxwell Frost were the only members of Florida’s congressional delegation to vote against the bill.
Other notable Republicans congress members who voted against it included many strong Trump supporters, like Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from Georgia, Matt Rosendale from Montana and Andy Biggs from Arizona.
