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bullimiami

(13,086 posts) Fri Aug 7, 2020, 07:06 AM Aug 2020

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So if a trump can ban tictok by executive order

Then another president can ban Fox News and sinclair by executive order?

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So if a trump can ban tictok by executive order (Original Post) bullimiami Aug 2020 OP

Nope... brooklynite Aug 2020 #1

So does Fox. Trump is retaliating because tictok has been an annoyance to him. bullimiami Aug 2020 #2

Not really SoCalNative Aug 2020 #4

Can Trump ban tictoc? He can do an executive order but what will that do in reality? Srkdqltr Aug 2020 #3

brooklynite

(94,508 posts)

1. Nope...

Reply to bullimiami (Original post)

Fri Aug 7, 2020, 07:09 AM

Aug 2020

Issue is that (for now) Tik Tok has foreign ownership.

bullimiami

(13,086 posts)

2. So does Fox. Trump is retaliating because tictok has been an annoyance to him.

Reply to brooklynite (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 7, 2020, 07:11 AM

Aug 2020

SoCalNative

(4,613 posts)

4. Not really

Reply to bullimiami (Reply #2)

Fri Aug 7, 2020, 09:21 AM

Aug 2020

Murdoch is a US citizen.

Srkdqltr

(6,271 posts)

3. Can Trump ban tictoc? He can do an executive order but what will that do in reality?

Reply to bullimiami (Original post)

Fri Aug 7, 2020, 07:41 AM

Aug 2020

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