Trump:
> "I would like the United States to have a 50% ownership position in a joint venture... Keep it in good hands... Without US approval there is no TikTok. With our approval, it's worth hundreds of billions"
It's exactly a kleptocract mafia protection racket.
Nice app you got there. Be a shame if we banned it. We might not ban it if we have 50%. Just half.
Hope Bytedance tells him to go fuck himself, but they almost certainly won't. They'll just cave, give him half like he asks for.
USA is the Mafia man. For reals.
Adam Dalliance /
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2025-01-19 18:13:48
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2025-01-19 18:13:48Event JSON
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