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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Josh Marcus

Trump claims he’ll ‘save’ TikTok - despite trying to get it banned while in office

Donald Trump has claimed he would “save TikTok in America,” a far cry from the days of 2020 when he sought to ban the social media platform via an executive order.

“For all of those who want to save TikTok in America, vote Trump,” the former president said in a video posted to his own Truth Social platform on Wednesday. “The other side is closing it up. But I’m now a big star on TikTok...We’re not doing anything  with TikTok, but the other side is going to close it up.”

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