Biden Joins TikTok Before Presidential Election

The country’s leader appeared on TikTok despite fierce criticism of the video-sharing platform by the US government in recent years, particularly by Republicans but also by the Biden administration.

TikTok is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance. Many US politicians have accused it of using TikTok as a propaganda tool for Beijing, but the company vehemently denies this.

In a video posted Sunday by @bidenhq, the 2024 US presidential campaign’s campaign account, the 81-year-old Democratic president quickly discusses both politics and sports with a smile.

When asked what was more close to his heart – the Super Bowl itself, the grand finale of American football, or the famous halftime show, where Usher stood out the most this year, he chose the game.

Asked if there was a secret conspiracy to sway the outcome of the game so that singer Taylor Swift, who is dating Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce, could use her superstar status to support Biden, the president laughed off the baseless right-wing conspiracy theory. .

“I’d be in trouble if I spoke up,” he said.

Several individual states and the federal government have banned the app from official government devices citing security concerns.

While Washington continues to closely monitor the platform, it appears that further federal action to ban or restrict the app’s use is no longer on the cards.

As the election approaches, this platform provides an opportunity to reach out to young voters.

At the end of the video released on Sunday, the president is asked: Mr. Biden or Republican leader Donald Trump?

“Are you kidding me? he laughs. “Biden.”