White House at a Total Loss to Explain Trump's TikTok Shakedown

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Per Reuters, both White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow and press secretary Kayleigh McEnany were unable to explain the apparent extortion demand on Tuesday. Kudlow claimed there was a “lot of options” such as possible “fees.”

“There’s no specific blueprint here,” Kudlow told Fox Business News. “It may be that the president was thinking, because the Treasury has had to do so much work on this, there are a lot of options here. I’m not sure it’s a specific concept that will be followed through... Regarding fees or anything like that, all that remains to be seen.”

Kudlow also appeared to give the White House a way out, adding that the Treasury payment was not necessarily a “key stipulation.”

McEnany didn’t have any kind of answer when questioned during a press briefing on Tuesday, per a White House transcript. Instead, she stated she didn’t want to “get ahead of the president on any official action”:

https://gizmodo.com/white-house-at-a-total-****ing-loss-to-explain-trumps-t-1844611098

[PartySick 173,132]

He only wants it banned because a bunch of Gen Z'ers used it to troll his rally

[Economy 52,915]

His priorities seriously

 

Imagine if he tried as hard to fight poverty as he fights for military budget increases, tweeting about tarrifs, and banning stuff like Tik Tok

[elijahfan 27,499]

17 minutes ago, PartySick said:

He only wants it banned because a bunch of Gen Z'ers used it to troll his rally

Precisely, this is kindergarten level retaliation. Meanwhile, more than 160,000 Americans died and he doesn't give a single ****.

[Born in Chromatica 7]

I mean America is having massive coronavirus outbreaks, gun shootings, peopke are in poverty, etc, but yes, let's ban Tik Tok. 

[Florian 20,017]

I think most of you are considering that ban as a childish or stupid move but the reality behind it is completelly different

Trump is basically threatening a chineese company into selling Tik Tok to Microsoft which would be a nice thing for the US. 

However I'm still wondering how that influence into business by a country is even legal. Aren't there rules about it from OECD ? It sounds crazy to me 

[PartySick 173,132]

12 minutes ago, Florian said:

However I'm still wondering how that influence into business by a country is even legal. Aren't there rules about it from OECD ? It sounds crazy to me 

When have laws and rules ever stopped Trump from doing whatever he wants?

[Economy 52,915]

21 minutes ago, PartySick said:

When have laws and rules ever stopped Trump from doing whatever he wants?

Tbh he's breaking laws constantly and he does it so often the media doesn't even care anymore it's old news

[Doot 2]

Maybe someone at Tik Tok has something on him. 

[Guest]

if this means a higher possibility of Trump losing the election I‘m here for it. Biden could easily make TikTok legal again

[RRR 3,996]

He only wants to ban it because Kellyanne Conway's daughter uses it to trash him

[Musicisfreedom 5,837]

13 minutes ago, venusinmyhead said:

if this means a higher possibility of Trump losing the election I‘m here for it. Biden could easily make TikTok legal again

Trump: Make America Great Again

Biden: Make TikTok Legal Again