Joy Behar has suggested that former President Donald Trump was bribed to take a different position on TikTok.
On Wednesday’s episode of “The View,” Behar voiced skepticism over Trump’s unexpected shift in his stance and suggested his reversal might be the result of a bribe.
“The one thing that interests me about this topic, and it’s very boring to me. I have to say….I’m interested that Donald Trump was against TikTok because he was against China. And they wanted to appear tough on China. Right? But now he’s against [banning] TikTok. So my question is, who’s paying him?” Behar mused.
The Biden regime is PRAYING Trump opposes a TikTok ban and gets cash from Club For Growth (which in turn will take TikTok/ByteDance/Yass cash) so they can accuse him of being a foreign agent.
It’s Russiagate all over again.
DO NOT FALL FOR IT.
— Raheem. (@RaheemKassam) March 13, 2024
During his presidency, Trump pursued a ban against the popular video-sharing app TikTok, as its Chinese parent company ByteDance has direct ties to the Chinese Communist Party. This week, however, Trump appeared to voice opposition to a new bipartisan bill passed by the House of Representatives that requires ByteDance to sell its interest in TikTok in the next six months or risk the app’s ban in the U.S. The bill is designed to curtail Chinese influence in American tech and the security risks it entails.
Trump’s apparent pivot away from his previous stance is due to the potential for the new legislation to strengthen Facebook’s grip on social media. The former President clarified his position on Thursday, suggesting he was not opposed to a TikTok ban but that Facebook and its parent company Meta — both U.S.-based — also need to be regulated for their blatant interference in U.S. elections.
Since last week, Trump has moderated his calls to not ban TikTok, suggesting the U.S. can tackle both Facebook and the Chinese Communist Party app.