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soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
Sat Aug 1, 2020, 06:24 AM Aug 2020

Trump will sign an executive order to ban Tik Tok but has refused to acknowledge Russia putting boun


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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 OP
His attack on businesses shows me one thing, duforsure Aug 2020 #1
hes still pissed about tulsa samnsara Aug 2020 #2
What is he going to do, declare TikTok a national security issue? captain queeg Aug 2020 #3
Link for article JustAnotherGen Aug 2020 #4
Free market my ass. NCDem47 Aug 2020 #5
Sarah Cooper scares trump Gothmog Aug 2020 #6
+1. Sarah Cooper and Tulsa dalton99a Aug 2020 #7
And TikTok kids giving bad yelp reviews of maralago soothsayer Aug 2020 #9
The King Shall Not Be Mocked dalton99a Aug 2020 #8

duforsure

(11,885 posts)
1. His attack on businesses shows me one thing,
Sat Aug 1, 2020, 06:35 AM
Aug 2020

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.

captain queeg

(10,171 posts)
3. What is he going to do, declare TikTok a national security issue?
Sat Aug 1, 2020, 06:46 AM
Aug 2020

It won’t work but that’s his fall back reason for crazy executive actions.

JustAnotherGen

(31,812 posts)
4. Link for article
Sat Aug 1, 2020, 06:51 AM
Aug 2020
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.
*Trump’s comments come as it was reported Friday that Microsoft has held talks to buy the TikTok video-sharing mobile app from Chinese owner ByteDance.
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