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From backing a ban to being hailed as a savior: Inside Trump’s TikTok shift

From backing a ban to being hailed as a savior: Inside Trump’s TikTok shift

During his first term as president, Donald Trump led the effort to ban TikTok, the hugely popular video-sharing site he said posed a threat to U.S. national security. But on the eve of his return to the White House, the president-elect is being hailed as the app’s savior. After going dark for users this weekend, Trump said on his social media site that he would issue an executive order after...

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