Scoop: Trump's Cabinet members are joining TikTok after DOJ shift

Per Axios, most of President Trump's Cabinet members are launching TikTok accounts on Tuesday—a striking reversal from his first term, when the administration flagged the app as a national security threat because of its Chinese ownership. The Justice Department now says the app is safe to use, citing its sale to a U.S.-controlled owner, and has determined the 2022 No TikTok on Government Devices Act no longer applies. The move signals that TikTok is now acceptable for government messaging. The Trump administration views the platform as a powerful tool for reaching young voters—Trump himself has been on the app since twenty twenty-four, with some posts drawing hundreds of millions of views.

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