Trump meets with TikTok CEO as app faces US ban

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By Craig Nigrelli (Anchor), Brock Koller (Senior Producer), Shea Taylor (Producer), Kaleb Gillespie (Video Editor)

President-elect Donald Trump met with TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew on Monday, Dec. 16, at his Mar-a-Lago resort, according to multiple reports. The meeting came as the popular social media platform faces a ban in the U.S.

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Earlier this year, in a show of bipartisan support, Congress passed a measure that would ban TikTok in the U.S. as of Jan. 19, 2025, if the company did not sell. President Joe Biden signed the bill into law and a federal court upheld the legislation earlier this month.

Trump originally tried to ban TikTok during his first administration but has since reversed course. He vowed to “save” the app on the campaign trail.

During a press conference before Monday’s meeting with Chew, the president-elect addressed the matter.

“We’ll take a look at TikTok,” Trump said. “You know, I have a warm spot in my heart for TikTok because I won youth by 34 points, and there are those who say that TikTok has something to do with it.”

TikTok filed an emergency application with the Supreme Court on Monday, asking for a temporary injunction that would delay the ban while the company seeks a formal review by the justices.

Trump is set to meet with Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos at Mar-a-Lago on Tuesday, Dec. 17. He is then expected to sit down with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos on Wednesday, Dec. 18.

Tags: Donald Trump, Shou Zi Chew, Social Media, TikTok, Trump investigations, Trump Organization

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PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP MET WITH THE C-E-O OF TIKTOK YESTERDAY AT TRUMP’S MAR-A-LAGO RESORT AS THE POPULAR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM FACES A BAN IN THE U-S.

EARLIER THIS YEAR — IN A SHOW OF BIPARTISAN SUPPORT, CONGRESS PASSED A MEASURE THAT WOULD BAN TIKTOK IN THE U-S AS OF JANUARY 19-TH AND PRESIDENT JOE BIDEN SIGNED IT INTO LAW. A FEDERAL COURT UPHELD THAT MOVE EARLIER THIS MONTH.

TRUMP ORIGINALLY TRIED TO BAN TIKTOK DURING HIS FIRST ADMINISTRATION — BUT HAS SINCE REVERSED COURSE, VOWING ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL TO “SAVE” THE APP.

BUT DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE BEFORE YESTERDAY’S MEETING WITH TIKTOK’S C-E-O, The president-elect ADDRESSED THE MATTER.

PRESIDENT-ELECT DONALD TRUMP

“How do you plan to stop the ban on TikTok next month?”

“We’ll take a look at TikTok. You know, I have a warm spot in my heart for TikTok because I won youth by 34 points. And there are those that say that TikTok has something to do with it.”

TIKTOK FILED AN EMERGENCY APPLICATION WITH THE SUPREME COURT YESTERDAY — ASKING FOR A TEMPORARY INJUNCTION THAT WOULD DELAY THE BAN WHILE THE COMPANY SEEKS A FORMAL REVIEW BY THE JUSTICES.

TODAY — DONALD TRUMP IS SET TO MEET WITH NETFLIX C-E-O TED SARANDOS AT MAR-A-LAGO. HE IS THEN EXPECTED TO SIT-DOWN WITH AMAZON FOUNDER JEFF BEZOS TOMORROW.