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“Freedom loving Trump saving freedom of speech from the dictators that ban apps” would be such a boon for Trump. It’s amazing that the current administration se
by mrtksn 2y ago
“Freedom
loving Trump saving freedom of speech from the dictators that ban apps” would be such a boon for Trump. It’s amazing that the current administration set up such a scene.
- DrBenCarson 2y agoThis law was passed by Congress and upheld 9-0 by the Supreme Court
- mrtksn 2y agoAnd?
- _2d30 2y agoAnd the job of the executive branch is to enforce the laws passed by the legislative.
- freddie_mercury 2y agoMeaning the current administration had literally zero to do with it. Do you understand that the President doesn't pass laws, Congress does?
- matttproud 2y agoThe American people by and large do not know how government operates, who has power and authority over what, etc. Blame and reward usually is attributed to the President who has high visibility.
- suraci 2y agoIs this the 'deep state' Trump accused of? could you explain this in more detail? really curious about it.
- DrBenCarson 2y agoThe current administration has very little to do with this
- mrtksn 2y agoI'm sure those who have firm understanding on how things work will relentlessly correct those who want to score political points.
- h0l0cube 2y agoAnd Trump so far is only offering a 90 day extension to find a new US buyer. The ban was signed into law late April last year, but they've spent much of that time trying to fight it legally than actually find a buyer. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restrictions_on_TikTok_in_the_United_States#Biden_administration_(2021%E2%80%932025) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restrictions_on_TikTok_in_the_...
- themgt 2y agoThe TikTok legislation was included as part of a larger $95 billion package that provides foreign aid to Ukraine and Israel and was passed 79-18. iykyk. Also this article from two days ago is hilarious, "congressional leaders who championed the law are now shying away from calling for the ban to begin Sunday" with Schumer, Jeffries and the White House all trying to pass the buck to someone else and try to avoid a ban: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/us-leaders-lawmakers-backpedal-eve-tiktok-ban-rcna188180 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/us-leaders-lawmake... Reality is this was a game of chicken. American leaders wanted to force a sale not be left standing like a trophy hunter next to the corpse of one of the most beloved apps. Now the elephant is dead and there's no hunters to be found! We'll see what happens.
- FranzFerdiNaN 2y agoIt’s amazing how you fully buy into Trump propaganda.
- hn_throwaway_99 2y agoIt's pretty clear the comment you are responding to was being sarcastic.
- mr_00ff00 2y agoWill admit, this is a big PR win for him if it works. Especially since a lot of young voters / voters in general don’t see much of the impact of the president. Him doing something popular that the average person can see seems like a huge win.
- apsec112 2y agoMore people support the TikTok ban than oppose it: https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/01/17/americans-banning-tik-tok-oppose/ https://www.dailysignal.com/2025/01/17/americans-banning-tik...
- mr_00ff00 2y agoWow that actually surprises me. Social media had me thinking it was very one sided.
- mrtksn 2y agoPeople who want something they don't use or directly effected from be banned are not the same as the people who use the thing and getting directly affected. People who loose stuff will feel much much strongly that those who on political or intellectual level support the ban. The later will move on, the former will remember.
- datavirtue 2y agoThey will forget about the ban in a week...tops.
- LordDragonfang 2y ago> According to Rasmussen’s Napolitan News Service survey released Friday Rasmussen consistently gets ranked as one of the least reliable major pollsters, and has a heavy conservative bias. I would take that with a whole salt crystal.
- mrtksn 2y agoHe can even appear like fighting the anti-freedom establishment that tries to take away something they like and make people believe that any other legal troubles he might have later be of political nature.