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Trump will sign an executive order to ban Tik Tok but has refused to acknowledge Russia putting bounties on American troops. Despicable despot! What will he ban next? We live in an authoritarian mafia state
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Trump will sign an executive order to ban Tik Tok but has refused to acknowledge Russia putting boun (Original Post)
soothsayer
Aug 2020
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duforsure
(11,885 posts)1. His attack on businesses shows me one thing,
Putin is havng him do the same as he did in russia to russian businesses here in this country now. This will escalate with threats if they refuse his demands using barr.
samnsara
(17,622 posts)2. hes still pissed about tulsa
captain queeg
(10,171 posts)3. What is he going to do, declare TikTok a national security issue?
It wont work but thats his fall back reason for crazy executive actions.
JustAnotherGen
(31,812 posts)4. Link for article
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/31/trump-says-he-will-ban-tiktok-through-executive-action-as-soon-as-saturday.html
KEY POINTS
*President Donald Trump on Friday told reporters he will act as soon as Saturday to ban Chinese-owned video app TikTok from the United States.
*Trump did not specify whether he will act through an executive order, or another method such as a designation, according to NBC News.
*Trumps comments come as it was reported Friday that Microsoft has held talks to buy the TikTok video-sharing mobile app from Chinese owner ByteDance.
KEY POINTS
*President Donald Trump on Friday told reporters he will act as soon as Saturday to ban Chinese-owned video app TikTok from the United States.
*Trump did not specify whether he will act through an executive order, or another method such as a designation, according to NBC News.
*Trumps comments come as it was reported Friday that Microsoft has held talks to buy the TikTok video-sharing mobile app from Chinese owner ByteDance.
NCDem47
(2,248 posts)5. Free market my ass.
Trump only wants a market that he gets a cut of.
Gothmog
(145,130 posts)6. Sarah Cooper scares trump
dalton99a
(81,455 posts)7. +1. Sarah Cooper and Tulsa
soothsayer
(38,601 posts)9. And TikTok kids giving bad yelp reviews of maralago
dalton99a
(81,455 posts)8. The King Shall Not Be Mocked