The CEO of Tik Tok will attend the inauguration with a front row seat at Trump’s invitation

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Tik Tok CEO Shu Chew is expected to accept an invitation from President-elect Donald Trump to attend his inauguration.

Chew will sit front and center with other VIP guests and tech executives Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, The New York Times reports.

The launch on January 20 comes a day after TikTok plans to close operations in the US

Trump is now considering an executive order to halt the enforcement of the law that would have required TikTok to withdraw from China-owned ByteDance or face a 60- to 90-day ban in the U.S., according to the Washington Post, to buy time for a sale or some negotiation. Another solution.

Trump’s defense of Tik Tok In 2020, it appears to have reversed its position to ban the video-sharing app in the US and force it to sell to a US company.

Trump said the fate of TikTok should be in his hands when he returns to the White House

TikTok CEO Xu Zichew testifies before the House Energy and Commerce Committee in front of the Rayburn House office building on Capitol Hill on March 23, 2023 in Washington, DC. The hearing was a rare opportunity for lawmakers to question the leader of the short-lived social media video app about the company’s relationship with its Chinese owner ByteDance and how it handles users’ sensitive personal data. (Getty Images)

“I have a warm place in my heart for TikTok,” Trump said last month. The incoming president has over 14 million followers on the app. He met with company officials at Mar-a-Lago last month.

In broad, bipartisan fashion, Congress passed legislation last year to implement a ban or sell policy, which the CCP says uses the app to spy on Americans and spread propaganda, and which ByteDance does not sell TikTok.

Reports have surfaced that American billionaires like Elon Musk and Kevin O’Leary are lining up to offer deals on TikTok’s US jobs.

Trump arranged a meeting with Putin in agreement with the XI

Last week, the Supreme Court considered the legal challenge, which will come into effect on January 19, and although it has not yet made a decision, it is expected to allow the law to continue. If the court upholds the law — as a lower court did last month — TikTok’s days in the US will be numbered.

Trump could also push Congress to repeal the law, or direct the Justice Department to block it. Attorney General nominee Pam Bondi declined to say whether she would implement the ban during her confirmation hearings this week.

Trump and the RNC announced a $76 million fundraiser in April

Former President Donald Trump headlines the Republican National Committee’s donor retreat on May 4, 2024 in Palm Beach, Florida. (Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign)

People take their seats as President-elect Donald Trump begins his inauguration ceremony on the Western Front of the US Capitol on Sunday, January 12, 2025 in Washington.

People take their seats as President-elect Donald Trump begins his inauguration ceremony on the Western Front of the U.S. Capitol on Sunday, January 12, 2025 in Washington. ((AP Photo))

Trump surprised US foreign policy watchers when he invited President Xi Jinping to his inauguration last month, although Xi was not expected to attend.

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Trump appears to be reaching out to Xi and his administration on a diplomatic note, despite his long-standing promise to impose tariffs of up to 60% on US imports despite chronic Chinese hacking.

“We have a good relationship with China. I have a good relationship,” Trump told CNBC last month. “We have been talking and discussing some things with President Xi.”

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