• sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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    1 day ago

    How so? It was politically convenient to go after TikTok when he did it, and it’s politically convenient to reverse course now. That’s a pretty consistent gameplan from Trump, attack something when it’s popular, reverse when reversing is popular.

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      7 hours ago

      It is more in line with a puppet, that has zero understanding of anything, being told what to say as it is convenient.

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      1 day ago

      When he came with the ban idea he used the same argument of national security that is the hypocritical part. Like you say the real reason is just political convenient

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        1 day ago

        He also claimed national security when he messed with tariffs. At this point, it’s just an excuse to do something to grab headlines.