7 hours Ago By Steve Sherman
Republicans in Congress need to get on board with President Trump on his politically revolutionary agenda. Trump has already brokered deals with Mexico and Canada, sent troops to the border and started the process of shrinking federal agencies. Also on his plate is a plan to save TikTok.
Republicans should give the president the space to broker a deal that saves the popular social media app and resolves national security concerns. One idea the president has floated to save TikTok is to create a U.S.
-controlled “sovereign wealth fund” that would take over majority ownership of the app. This ownership structure would resolve concerns about possible Chinese influence over the app or access to American user data while allowing taxpayers to benefit from the app’s success. As the Associated Press reported, Trump directed the United States “to take steps to start developing a government-owned investment fund that he said could be used to profit off TikTok if he’s successful at finding it an American buyer.
” The idea follows his executive order that provided TikTok until April to find an approved buying partner. Trump said, “We might put that in the sovereign wealth fund, whatever we make or we do a partnership with very wealthy people, a lot of options.” His remarks and outreach have resulted in many wealthy American investors and companies expressing interest in joining a deal that would ensure U.
S. control while restoring certainty that the app will remain available domestically. This effort builds on Trump’s promise to save the app.
During the campaign, he said, “We love TikTok, I’m going to save TikTok.” He added: “The other side is closing it up. .
.. We’re not doing anything” with the app if elected.
Trump shifted from opposition to the app to support after he successfully pressured TikTok to move its data to U.S.-based cloud servers controlled by Oracle.
Trump recognized that the app, with 160 million American users, would be critical to his and Republican success during the election. His support for TikTok and using the app during the campaign clearly helped attract young voters who use social media to get their news. According to a Pew Research Poll, 39% of Americans between 18 and 29 get news from TikTok.
That large percentage of Americans on TikTok highlights that efforts to ban the app are bad policy and horrible politics. Looking to the 2026 midterm elections, where the party in power typically loses seats, Republicans in Congress would be politically wise to follow the president’s lead and embrace TikTok. Turning away youth voters and shutting down a key tool of political communication would be the fastest way to send the party back into minority status.
The man who wrote “The Art of the Deal” is asking Republicans to support his agenda. That should include giving the Deal-Maker-in-Chief the latitude to solve the TikTok dilemma once and for all. Steve Sherman is a Republican columnist/InsideSources.
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