They know a lot of Americans depend on it for both livelihood and entertainment/information. How many people in the general public even want it immediately banned apart from those doing it to score political points?
How does that follow? The law passed in Congress with "broad bipartisan support", including a strict and limited window for an acquirer to be found. That window has closed.
It’s tempting to view this as “support”, but a simpler explanation is that it was just pragmatic to wait one additional day for the incoming administration to carry out enforcement actions.
That one-day delay was neither a miscarriage of justice nor was it a political statement. It was just timing.
Really, we should ask why on earth congress decided that the 19th of January was the deadline.
The Biden administration was specifically looking for ways to keep TikTok running during the last days.
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/joe-biden/biden-administrat...
Only 25% of democrats want TikTok banned. The Biden admin didn't want to be blamed for shutting down TikTok.
Huh? No such law has passed congress.
So we have a situation where Trump is ignoring the will of Congress and the Judiciary.
And what the public wants is irrelevant. They elected the Congress who have made a decision on their behalf.
Are even Democrats calling for TikTok to be immediately banned? All this feels so bizarre as how something that absolutely no one in real life wants being heavily pushed for talking points.