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In a surprising move, former President Donald Trump has joined the video-sharing app TikTok despite previously trying to ban it while in office. Trump made his TikTok debut late Saturday night by posting a 13-second video from a UFC event in Newark, New Jersey. The short clip features UFC President Dana White introducing Trump and declaring, „The president is now on TikTok.“ Trump simply responded with, „It’s my honor,“ as Kid Rock music played in the background. The video quickly went viral, racking up over 34 million views in just one day.
In fact, by Sunday evening, Trump had already amassed an impressive 3 million followers on the platform, as per CBS News. However, Trump’s decision to join TikTok is rather unexpected given his past efforts to prohibit the app in the United States when he was president. In 2020, Trump issued executive orders aimed at banning TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance, as per NPR. He claimed the app posed a national security risk, alleging the Chinese government could potentially access data on American users.
