Marco Rubio, a Republican from Florida and Trump’s pick for secretary of state, started advocating for an examination of TikTok’s national security concerns.
Then-President Trump tried to ban TikTok with an executive order that was overturned by the courts after users claimed to have influenced participation at one of his rallies in 2020.
Although Trump has admitted that he thinks TikTok poses a danger to national security, he said that a ban would strengthen Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta,
Which he referred to as the “enemy of the people.” The prohibition is now in a political limbo due to Trump’s more recent endorsement of TikTok.
National security-related opposition to TikTok has been bipartisan; prominent Democrats have backed a ban, and it is a key Project 2025 priority.
TikTok prohibition would be a top priority, according to Brendan Carr, the next chair of the Federal Communications.
