TikTok Threatens Suit Over Trump's 'Dangerous Precedent' Banning Business

TikTok said in blog post it was “shocked” by the order, and slammed the Trump administration’s lack of “due process or adherence to the law.”.

Trump claims the app is a security risk to the U.S., which gives him the power to order it shut down.

In an unprecedented move involving an American company, Trump this week demanded that a percentage of any sale be given the to U.S.

TikTok, particularly popular with young people, has forged an anti-Trump reputation, which many users are convinced is playing a role in the president’s crackdown on the company. TikTok users in June flooded the Trump campaign with fake requests for seat reservations at the president’s Tulsa, Oklahoma, rally, and proudly took a bow for the thousands of empty seats on the big day