Steven Mnuchin Wants to Buy TikTok

[Tennessee Hillbilly]

Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin is putting together a consortium to try to buy TikTok, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Said Mnuchin: “I think the legislation should pass and I think it should be sold. It’s a great business and I’m going to put together a group to buy TikTok.”

Links:
https://politicalwire.com/

https://www.wsj.com/tech/steven-mnuchin-says-he-is-putting-together-a-group-to-buy-tiktok-3aac4a33?mod=hp_lead_pos1&mod=djemalertNEWS

[no_hypocrisy]

1. Now THAT'S what you call a classic dilemma:

Both options suck.

Whom do you want your information to be culled and used against you: China or Steve Mnuchin and Friends.

[Jarqui]

2. Another Trump buddy to control another leg of social media

what could go wrong ...

[getagrip_already]

3. Im not sure who would be worse....

Of course I do.

The Chinese are much worse geopolitically and personally.

The rw are much worse for domestic politics and political privacy (lgbtq rights).

Where is George soros when you need him?

[TwilightZone]

5. Where is George Soros...

TikTok is valued at about $100 billion, roughly 15 times his net worth.

As for what George has been doing:

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/01/04/nonprofit-financed-by-billionaire-george-soros-donated-140-million-to-political-groups-in-2021.html

$300 million in 2021 and 2022.

Gearing up for 2024.

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/01/12/texas-majority-pac-george-soros-democrats-fundraising/

[Traildogbob]

4. Lets us not forget

Saudis ALSO give the Mooch a BILLIAN dollar parting gift. So who would be really buying TIC TOC in that scenario?

[getagrip_already]

6. Yeah, but its the bidens you have to worry about

What with them loaning each other a few thousand dollars at a time and then actually paying it back!

Corruption!

[SouthernDem4ever]

7. Well that will give me a new excuse not to use TikTok

Since I don't use it anyway.

[blm]

8. China would be more trustworthy than Mnuchin.

By a hair.

[dalton99a]

9. .

[Demsrule86]

10. I am not given to fear mongering but touching Tik Tok could cost us the election...please note

that Trump is now saying he loves Tik Tok...Biden and the Democrats will be blamed.

[Sneederbunk]

11. Must have been inspired by Elon Musk.

[RKP5637]

12. They will turn it into a rightwing garbage site so they can infect the kids with their garbage. I also have a

feeling this is planned out rather than a coincident. Seriously, I trust China more than Mnuchin and his gang.