Trump Says TikTok Poses National Security Threat

‘We have to very much admit we are protecting American people’s privacy and data rights,’ President Trump said.

The TikTok logo is displayed on signage outside the TikTok social media app company offices in Culver City, Calif., on March 16, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

Former President Donald Trump expressed his conviction that social media app TikTok presents a threat to U.S. national security. However, he reiterated apprehensions that a ban on the application would favor rivals such as Facebook.

In an interview on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on March 11, when asked if he considers TikTok a threat to national security, President Trump responded, “I do believe that.