TikTok CEO Shou Chew is expected to accept an invitation from the president-elect Donald Trump To attend his inauguration ceremony.
Chew will sit front and center on stage with other VIP guests and fellow tech executives Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Elon MuskAccording to a report by the New York Times.
The January 20 opening will come one day after TikTok plans to close its operations within the United States
Trump is now considering issuing an executive order to suspend enforcement of the law requiring TikTok to divest from Chinese-owned ByteDance or face a ban in the United States for 60 to 90 days, according to The Washington Post, to buy time to negotiate a sale or some other matter. Another solution.
Trump's defense of TikTok represents a reversal from his position in 2020, when he tried to ban the video-sharing app in the United States and force its sale to a US company.
Trump says TikTok's fate should be in his hands when he returns to the White House
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee at the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 23, 2023 in Washington, DC. The hearing was a rare opportunity for lawmakers to question the leader of the short-form video social media app about the company's relationship with its Chinese owner, ByteDance, and how they handle users' sensitive personal data. (Getty Images)
“I have a warm spot in my heart for TikTok,” Trump said last month. The next president has more than 14 million followers on the app. He met with company executives at Mar-a-Lago last month.
In a broadly bipartisan manner, Congress passed a law last year implementing a ban-or-sell policy, arguing that the Chinese Communist Party is using the app to spy on Americans and spread propaganda, and ByteDance has long said TikTok is not for sale.
Reports have emerged of US billionaires such as Elon Musk and Kevin O'Leary lining up to bid on TikTok's US operations.
Trump prepares a meeting with Putin and communicates with the Eleventh
last week, The Supreme Court considered the challenge to the law It will go into effect on January 19. A decision has not yet been issued but is expected to allow the law to move forward. If the court upholds the law — as a lower court did last month — TikTok's days in the United States will be numbered.
Trump can do it too Push Congress to repeal the law, or direct the Justice Department not to implement it. Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi declined to say whether she would implement the ban during her confirmation hearing this week.
Former President Donald Trump chairs the Republican National Committee's spring donor meeting, in Palm Beach, Florida on May 4, 2024. (Donald Trump 2024 campaign)
People take their places as rehearsals begin on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025, in Washington. ((AP photo))
Trump surprised US foreign policy observers last month when he called on the president Xi Jinping Until his inauguration, although Xi is not expected to attend the inauguration.
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Despite chronic hacking by the Chinese, Trump appears to be coming off a diplomatic tone toward Xi and his government, keeping them on their toes over Trump's long-standing promise to impose tariffs of up to 60% on their exports to the United States.
“We have a good relationship with China,” Trump told CNBC last month. “I have a good relationship.” “We talked and discussed some things with President Xi.”
