Trump calls TikTok a national security risk while opposing ban: ‘Everything’s a threat’
October 16, 2024
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1:40Now PlayingTrump calls TikTok a national security risk while opposing ban: ‘Everything’s a threat’
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as posted by the channelFormer President Donald Trump defended his flip-flop on the question of banning TikTok Tuesday by lumping the popular China-linked platform with Google and other controversial tech giants.
During a question-and-answer session at the Economic Club of Chicago, Trump, 78, was asked “why do you no longer see TikTok as a security threat” after he vowed over the summer to “never” shut down the short-form video host.
“I think it is a threat,” the 45th president and 2024 Republican nominee acknowledged to Bloomberg News Editor-in-Chief John Micklethwait.
“Frankly, I think everything’s a threat. There’s nothing that’s not a threat, but sometimes you have to fight through these threats,” he added. “Just like Google. I’m not a fan of Google. They treat me badly. But if you — are you going to destroy the company by doing that? If you do that, are you going to destroy the company?”
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