THE White House inaugurated an official account in Tiktok on Tuesday while the Donald Trump continues to allow Chinese ownership of platform to operate in USAdespite the law that requires its sale.

“America we are back! What’s up tiktok? ” The caption of the first 27 -second account of the first account of the account last in the very popular application.

One hour after posting, the account had about 4,500 followers. At the same time, Trump’s personal account at Tiktok has 110.1 million followers, although his latest post was made on November 5, 2024 – Election Day.

Trump has expressed his sympathy for the platform, playing an important role in reinforcing his appeal to young voters when he defeated his opponent from Democrats, Kamala Harris, in the 2024 elections.

“The Trump government is committed to communicating with President Trump’s historical successes to the American people, utilizing as many common and platforms as possible,” said White House spokesman Caroline Levitt with the launch of the account.

Federal law requiring the sale of Tiktok or banning it for reasons of national security was due to enter into force the day before Trump’s swearing -in on January 20th.

However, the Republican president, whose 2024 election campaign was strongly based on social media and who has stated that he likes Tiktok, suspended the ban.

The application has 170 million users in the US. ByTedance, a parent company at Tiktok, had stated in April that he was in talks with the US government for a solution, noting that any agreement would be subject to approval under Chinese law.

In mid -June, Trump extended the deadline for a third time to find a buyer outside China, otherwise the application will be banned in the US. The extension ends in mid -September.

The idea of banning Tiktok started by Trump himself in 2020, arguing that it is a risk to national security. The issue quickly gained inter -party support and Congress voted in favor of the ban last year, which was finally confirmed by the Supreme Court.

Trump changed his stance after joining the platform during the 2024 pre-election period, raising nearly 15 million followers and hosting Tiktok’s CEO, Zi Tsiou’s show on Mar-A-Lago Estate in Florida. Tsiou also attended Trump’s swearing -in.

Although he used to support the ban or sale, Trump now promised to defend the platform, believing that he had contributed decisively to his victory for young voters.

His official X (former twitter) account has 108.5 million followers, while on Truth Social – the platform he owns – has 10.6 million. White house’s official accounts on X and Instagram have 2.4 million and 9.3 million followers, respectively.