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0 pointsairstrike1y ago0 comments

> What makes you think Trump will require anything meaningful of TikTok?

I'm not sure I follow as I didn't say Trump will require anything and I don't know what "meaningful" means in this sentence.

> What’s important is what TikTok can do for him, not anything related to national security or ownership concerns.

You're neglecting what the _sale_ of TikTok can do for him, which is to curry an immense amount of favor with Big Tech, Wall Street and the intelligence community, and possibly one or several unnamed players in this negotiation.

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metabagel1y ago

> I'm not sure I follow as I didn't say Trump will require anything and I don't know what "meaningful" means in this sentence.

I thought you said that Trump would require TikTok to be sold. Did I misread? I was asking why you think Trump will require anything meaningful of TikTok. More specifically, why do you think Trump would require TikTok to sell?

> You're neglecting what the _sale_ of TikTok can do for him, which is to curry an immense amount of favor with Big Tech, Wall Street and the intelligence community, and possibly one or several unnamed players in this negotiation.

Is that any more valuable than the things which TikTok can give him?

1) Cash (purchase Trump's meme coin, stock grant, etc.)

2) Prominence on TikTok

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