Summer Concepcion is a politics reporter for NBC News.
Former President Donald Trump said he believes that TikTok is a national security threat, but that he couldn't support Congress banning the popular app because doing so would boost support for Facebook, which is the 'enemy of the people.' Asked whether he believes TikTok is a national security threat during an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” Monday morning, Trump said, “I do believe that.
6, 2021, attack on the Capitol over inflammatory posts about the attack. Meta, the social media giant that operates Facebook and Instagram, reinstated his accounts last year after a two-year provisional suspension. Following his suspension from the social media platforms, Trump launched his Truth Social platform in 2022. The bipartisan leaders of the House select committee on China, Chairman Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., and ranking member Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Ill.
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