Congress must pressure Trump to sell TikTok
President Donald Trump has an expansive, even extreme, view of the powers of the presidency. The president seems to delight in pushing boundaries. He does not worry about taking power from Congress. The TikTok saga perfectly illustrates Trump’s views on the powers of his office.
Last week, Trump said yet another extension would be forthcoming regarding the deadline for meeting the terms of the 2024 legislation requiring that the social media platform be separated from its Chinese owner, ByteDance, or be banned in the United States. The TikTok legislation, “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act,” was passed during former President Joe Biden’s administration. The bill was enacted with very large bipartisan support. Congress was concerned that the TikTok app was a tool of the Chinese intelligence services, and Congress was worried that China was using TikTok to perversely influence U.S. © Washington Examiner
