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President Donald Trump is declining to enforce the federal law that requires ByteDance to divest TikTok or see the video-sharing platform banned in the United States, according to a New York Times editorial published 8 Aug. The divest-or-ban statute cleared Congress last year by wide bipartisan margins—360–58 in the House and 79–18 in the Senate—and was signed by President Joe Biden. In January 2025 the Supreme Court unanimously upheld the legislation’s constitutionality. National-security advocates argue that leaving the measure dormant allows Beijing to continue influencing a platform with more than 170 million U.S. users, undercutting Washington’s posture toward China.
Last year Congress passed a bill by overwhelming votes — 360 to 58 in the House and 79 to 18 in the Senate — requiring that TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, sell it, and Mr. Biden signed the bill. In January the Supreme Court upheld the law’s legality in a unanimous vote.
Chinese negotiators are privately laughing at America. This is your regularly scheduled announcement that Trump is owned by China and does whatever they want. https://t.co/wY2u8wW4CI
If Trump is getting outflanked on China by the NYT editorial board then he is incredibly weak. China manipulates the TikTok algorithm to promote pro-China content. https://t.co/2b8bz2P3bT
