The TikTok ban is here
Project 2025 is in favor of banning TikTok.
The Project is unequivocal in its recommendations to deny the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) any potential propaganda outlets in the U.S.: “Confucius Institutes, TikTok, and any other arm of Chinese propaganda and espionage should be outlawed, not merely monitored. Universities taking money from the CCP should lose their accreditation, charters, and eligibility for federal funds” (MFL* pg. 13).
A TikTok ban may be the most cross-governmentally bipartisan yet publicly controversial policy enacted in years. The effort began in the first Trump Administration, passed Congress (352-65 House with 50D and 15R against as stand-alone bill; 79-18 Senate with 15R, 2D, and 1I against as part of larger package), was signed by Biden, and the Supreme Court unanimously agreed that the so-called ban—really a requirement for divestiture—did not violate 1A rights.
Given the wide support for the ban across the federal government, any attempt by Trump to postpone the ban will surely be scrutinized. It’s unclear that issuing an Executive Order to postpone the ban would be legal or tolerated, even given the ever-increasing authority of the executive, especially if Trump cannot demonstrate that there are ongoing negotiations with a credible U.S. buyer.
*MFL = Mandate for Leadership; the set of policy proposals of Project 2025.