Let’s be clear, just because he says he can do something does not mean he can. And he also cannot decree by fiat whether a US company can or cannot buy something. There is a process here and last time I looked this dude was not a king and this is not like his reality show.
This is a massively dopey distraction. As people are dying in record numbers due to his incompetence, he decides to try to stop the Chinese from collecting info on @sarahcpr and her popularity
That said, there’s a lot of irrational damage Trump can do here since this is hard to litigate & he can throw a lot of crazy law at it related to foreign companies. That said, there’re also those involved who would support a US IPO or sale to a US company. A giant mess as usual.
This is the same pattern as his attacks on the post office, the press, Dr. Fauci etc. Destroy and then move on and keep destroying.
This is national security issue, so the White House has much more power than its usual goofy and ultimately toothless declarations such as around Section 230.
There is the nuclear bomb of entities but that is just dumb and I doubt a savvy entertainment player like @stevenmnuchin1 will let it happen.
The recent attacks by Facebook CEO are not to be ignored here since TikTok is its most potent competition. It’s an opportunist move by an egregiously opportunistic company deeply enmeshed with the current administration. But Facebook is conflicted out from buying it.
