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[–] beejjorgensen@lemmy.sdf.org 32 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It's weird to see all these transparent, self-serving maneuvers playing out before our eyes. TikTok kisses ass. Trump, who advocated for a ban, now refuses to enforce it so his inauguration can be seen on it.

Did the law give Trump the power to change the deadline through executive order?

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

Did the law give Trump the power to change the deadline through executive order?

Yes, it does, but only a one-time 90 day extension and only if the President says there is concrete progress toward a sale to a US entity. Of course, this President will say anything that benefits him personally, whether or not it is true. So he says the magic words, and all interested parties (Bytedance, Zuckerberg, Musk, etc.) continue to buy his shitty NFTs and tokens to influence his decisions.

Did the law give Trump the power to change the deadline through executive order?

I don't know but I'm curious about this as well. Not that it matters. Republicans in congress have already decided that Trump is above the law so he's going to do whatever he wants with their full support.

Translation: "We would like to thank President Trump for protecting us from the oncoming car he shoved us in front of. We would also like to make a generous donation to his inauguration -- which is most definitely NOT a bribe in any way -- to show our gratitude."

It's like watching a much stupider knockoff of The Sopranos.

[–] JoshuaBrusque@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Lololol what a PR stunt, and all the NPC's gobbled it up.

[–] dragontamer@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

Those NPCs are going to be part of American Politics for the next 20 years.

This isnt a laughing matter. This is the new reality of politics for at least 4 years and with serious possibilities for decades or even a century.

[–] yoshisaur@lemm.ee 6 points 1 week ago

My brother called trump the GOAT for bringing back TikTok. Almost puked