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  • 5 months ago
Former US President Donald Trump has joined the social media platform TikTok, posting his first video after attending a UFC match with CEO Dana White in New Jersey. During his presidency, Trump had pushed to ban TikTok in the US due to concerns about its ties to China. However, he now says he opposes a nationwide ban on the app. Trump's video on his new TikTok account features him addressing viewers and footage from the UFC event he attended. The video had over 6 million views in its first day. Trump's TikTok account gained over 650,000 followers within days.
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00:00 It's Benzinga and here's what's on the block.
00:03 Former US President Donald Trump has joined the social media platform TikTok posting his
00:07 first video after attending a UFC match with CEO Dana White in New Jersey.
00:12 During his presidency, Trump had pushed to ban TikTok in the US due to concerns about
00:17 its ties to China.
00:18 However, he now says he opposes a nationwide ban on the app.
00:22 Trump's video on his new TikTok account features him addressing viewers and footage from the
00:26 UFC event he attended.
00:28 The video had over 6 million views in its first day.
00:31 Trump's TikTok account gained over 650,000 followers within days.
00:35 For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.

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