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Kellyanne Conway says Donald Trump is expected to try to block TikTok ban: report


President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly “expected” to attempt to block a potential US ban of TikTok ahead of a looming January deadline – according to longtime ally Kellyanne Conway and other un…

President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly expected to attempt to block a potential US ban of TikTok ahead of a looming January deadline, according to multiple sources including longtime ally Kellyanne Conway. TikTok is fighting in court to block a federal law that would require the app’s China-based parent ByteDance to divest its stake or face a total shutdown by Jan. 19 – the day before Trump’s inauguration. Getty Images In a March interview with CNBC, Trump acknowledged that he views TikTok as a national security risk, but said he was concerned that a ban would benefit Mark Zuckerberg’s Facebook – which he called “the enemy of the people.”

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