TikTok Lawsuit Could Coincide With Trump’s Convention Kickoff
- App operator taking on president over proposed U.S. ban
- A skirmish of note during tough-on-China re-election campaign
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TikTok plans to file a lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration as soon as Monday over an executive order banning transactions with the Chinese app in the U.S., the company has said.
The move comes on the first day of the Republican National Convention, four days of celebrating a president who’s made “tough on China” a centerpiece of his re-election bid and has dangled the idea of decoupling from China altogether.