LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Former US president, Donald Trump has joined TikTok, posting his first video on the popular social media app.
Recall that he previously attempted to ban the app during his presidency.
Reaching out to younger voters as he seeks reelection in November, Trump posted a 13-second video that shows him in his usual blue suit and red tie attending an Ultimate Fighting Championship bout in Newark, New Jersey.
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The video, posted on his verified account #realDonaldTrump, shows Trump waving to fans at the event. UFC President Dana White announced Trump’s arrival on the platform, with the former president responding, “It’s my honor.”
Trump greets people at the UFC arena and concludes the clip by saying, “That was a good walk-on, right?”
The video has garnered over 32 million views and Trump already had 2 million followers on his account at @realDonaldTrump as of Sunday evening.
In April, President Joe Biden signed into law a bill that would ban TikTok in the United States if its Chinese owner Bytedance fails to find a buyer for the app within a year.
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US officials have expressed concern that China’s government uses TikTok to gather Americans’ personal data for other nefarious purposes.
The Biden campaign this year also joined TikTok, which has more than 170 million users in the United States.
While in power, Trump tried to ban TikTok on national security grounds with an executive order, but the drive got bogged down in the courts when a federal judge questioned how the move would affect free speech and blocked the initiative.