{"id":2384488,"date":"2024-12-29T15:48:02","date_gmt":"2024-12-29T20:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-opposition-brews-against-trump-leniency-toward-tiktok-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-12-29T15:48:58","modified_gmt":"2024-12-29T20:48:58","slug":"conservative-opposition-brews-against-trump-leniency-toward-tiktok-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-opposition-brews-against-trump-leniency-toward-tiktok-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservative opposition brews against Trump leniency toward TikTok &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fconservative-opposition-brews-against-trump-leniency-toward-tiktok-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2384488&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses President-elect Donald Trump&#8217;s recent shift \u200din stance towards TikTok,a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">chinese-owned \u2062social media platform<\/a>. Previously a\u200b vocal critic due to national security concerns, Trump now\u200d expresses \u2063a positive \u200bview of TikTok,\u200d appreciating it&#8217;s effectiveness in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/growing-opposition-to-tiktok-ban-emerges-among-democratic-lawmakers\/\" title=\"Growing opposition to TikTok ban emerges among Democratic lawmakers\">engaging young voters<\/a> during his 2024 campaign. This change has \u200bsparked backlash among republican\u200d leaders who remain worried about TikTok&#8217;s ties\u200d to\u200c the Chinese Communist Party and the\u2062 implications for U.S. national\u200b security. As Trump&#8217;s inauguration\u200b approaches, conservative \u2063figures \u200badvocate \u2064for a ban on TikTok, arguing that his \u200cleniency represents a\u2064 betrayal of Republican values. Additionally, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/financial-services-colluding-with-climate-activists-to-promote-esg-attorneys-general-say\/\" title=\"Attorneys general claim financial services and climate activists are collaborating to promote ESG.\">22 state attorneys\u200d general<\/a> have submitted an amicus brief urging \u200cthe Supreme Court to enforce\u2064 a federal \u2062law that would force TikTok&#8217;s \u2064parent\u2062 company, ByteDance, to divest its U.S. operations. \u2063former Vice President Mike Pence has also echoed these security concerns\u200c in support of the efforts to uphold a\u200c ban on \u2064the platform.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Conservative opposition brews against Trump leniency toward TikTok<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1922721\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>, once an outspoken critic of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tiktok\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TikTok<\/a> in the conservative movement, has softened his stance toward the Chinese-owned social media app, sparking backlash from Republican allies.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>After previously attempting to ban the platform over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/section\/policy\/national-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">national security concerns<\/a>, Trump now describes having a &ldquo;warm spot&rdquo; for TikTok, citing its role in mobilizing young voters during his successful 2024 presidential campaign. This comes as the Supreme Court is preparing to hear expedited oral arguments on Jan. 10, nine days before the company must sell off to U.S. buyers or face bans on mainstream app stores.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3255894\/progressives-call-major-dnc-reforms-reel-working-class\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>PROGRESSIVE DEMS DEMAND MAJOR DNC REFORMS TO REEL WORKING CLASS BACK FROM TRUMP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GOP pushback on Trump&rsquo;s TikTok leniency<\/h2>\n<p>Many outspoken figures in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Republican Party<\/a>&nbsp;see TikTok&rsquo;s connections to the Chinese Communist Party as a threat to U.S. national security, with opposition to Trump&rsquo;s leniency gaining momentum ahead of his January 20 inauguration.<\/p>\n<p>Conservative leaders have intensified efforts to ban the platform, while other critics frame Trump&rsquo;s openness to save TikTok as a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/joni_askola\/status\/1873081382249087423\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">betrayal<\/a> of MAGA values. <\/p>\n<p>Twenty-two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-taxpayers-may-have-to-pay-15-billion-in-damages-to-canadian-firm-because-biden-canceled-pipeline\/\" title=\"U.S. Taxpayers May Have To Pay  Billion In Damages To Canadian Firm Because Biden Canceled Pipeline\">state attorneys general filed<\/a> an&nbsp;amicus brief urging the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Supreme Court<\/a>&nbsp;to uphold a federal law requiring TikTok&rsquo;s parent company, ByteDance, to divest its U.S. operations. Republican Virginia Attorney General&nbsp;Jason Miyares&nbsp;took to social media to emphasize the platform&rsquo;s risks.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;SCOTUS should affirm Congress&rsquo;s authority to safeguard Americans&rsquo; privacy and security from foreign threats,&rdquo; Miyares wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p>Former Vice President&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-pence\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mike Pence<\/a>&nbsp;and his advocacy group, Advancing American Freedom, echoed these sentiments in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3268258\/pence-group-supreme-court-uphold-tiktok-ban\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">amicus brief<\/a>&nbsp;exclusively reported by the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>last week.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3109445\/bidens-trump-proofing-foreign-policy-revolves-around-ukraine-nato\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>BIDEN&rsquo;S &lsquo;TRUMP-PROOFING&rsquo; FOREIGN POLICY REVOLVES AROUND UKRAINE AND NATO<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Now is not the time to pause a ban\/divestment of Tik Tok. Tik Tok is funneling intelligence and leverage to the CCP. AAF is proud to file an amicus brief urging the SCOTUS to uphold the law. <\/p>\n<p>Read the brief below. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8yD9HFt01L\">https:\/\/t.co\/8yD9HFt01L<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Tim Chapman (@TimChapman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TimChapman\/status\/1873013999962673569?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 28, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>AAF President Tim Chapman contends that leniency toward TikTok undermines U.S. security. <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now is not the time to pause a ban\/divestment of Tik Tok. TikTok is funneling intelligence and leverage to the CCP,&rdquo; Chapman posted to X.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Supreme Court showdown<\/h2>\n<p>The Supreme Court is scheduled to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/major-abortion-groups-assemble-file-lawsuit-over-unthinkable-texas-law-allowing-americans-to-sue-abortion-clinics-doctors\/\" title=\"Major Abortion Groups Assemble, File Lawsuit Over \u2018Unthinkable\u2019 Texas Law Allowing Americans To Sue Abortion Clinics, Doctors\">hear oral arguments<\/a> on Jan. 10, just days before Trump&rsquo;s inauguration. <\/p>\n<p>The case centers in part on a looming Jan. 19 deadline requiring TikTok&rsquo;s divestiture, but the question at issue is whether the recently passed law infringes on the First Amendment rights of the roughly 170 million users on the platform.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3224128\/trump-great-realignment-political-reality\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>THE GREAT REALIGNMENT: WHAT TRUMP&rsquo;S VICTORY MEANS FOR THE GOP COALITION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/3271484\/trump-supreme-court-pause-law-threatening-tiktok-ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">requested a stay<\/a> on the deadline, signaling his desire to resolve the dispute politically after he assumes office.<\/p>\n<p>If TikTok somehow survived the bipartisan ban from Congress, signed by Trump&rsquo;s former political adversary President Joe Biden, some critics warn that the move could embolden the CCP&rsquo;s influence in the U.S., both through national security weaknesses and by spreading propaganda through its messaging to millions of users on the app.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Broader implications for Trump&rsquo;s relationships with Big &lsquo;Tech Bros&rsquo;<\/h2>\n<p>The TikTok dispute mirrors another more recent rift over&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3271657\/trump-backs-musk-and-ramaswamy-on-h-1b-visas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">H-1B visas<\/a> that began during Christmas on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Elon Musk&rsquo;s<\/a>&nbsp;platform, X.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, who previously criticized the visa program as harmful to American workers, recently sided with the Tesla CEO&rsquo;s more pro-H-1B stance, which some day-one MAGA supporters decried as Trump picking &ldquo;Tech Bros&rdquo; over his dedicated base.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Critics argue the reversal reflects a broader trend of Trump favoring tech industry interests over traditional conservative priorities.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s leniency toward TikTok has left some Republicans questioning whether his priorities align with national security concerns. For now, the debate underscores deepening tensions over the future of tech policy within the GOP &mdash; and whether Trump&rsquo;s evolving positions will alienate his most ardent supporters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1922721\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1922721\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conservative backlash grows over Trump&#8217;s TikTok leniency<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2384489,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Trump-TikTok-scaled-1024x682.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4914,3760,5894,6248,3634],"class_list":["post-2384488","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-conservative","tag-opposition","tag-politics","tag-tiktok","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Trump-TikTok-scaled-1024x682.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384488","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2384488"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384488\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2384492,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2384488\/revisions\/2384492"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2384489"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2384488"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2384488"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2384488"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}