US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order approving a deal for the Chinese-owned social media platform TikTok to be taken over by a group of American investors, including Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison, allowing the app to continue operating in the US. The signing took place in the Oval Office. Trump emphasized the platform’s importance during his 2024 campaign, saying, “I used it myself during the campaign, and it was very successful.” He also noted the influence of former conservative activist Charlie Kirk , who was assassinated this month, saying Kirk “helped me a lot, too,” and encouraged him to use TikTok to reach voters, as cited by NBC. " Charlie helped me a lot too! He said to me, 'you should go on TikTok.' And it actually helped. We got RECORD vote

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