TikTok, White House and Trump

Non-traditional media, TikTokers tout applying for White House Press passes: 'The right thing'
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt's announcement of a new media seat in the briefing room has been met with praise.
TikTok in the White House? Karoline Leavitt Says New Media Newsers Can Cover the Trump Administration
There’s a new administration in the White House-and a new class of journalists will be covering it. President Donald Trump‘s press secretary Karoline Leavitt presided over the first press conference of the second Trump era on Tuesday and revealed that,
Trump’s White House in talks to have Oracle, US investors take over TikTok
Under the deal being negotiated by the White House, TikTok’s China-based owner, ByteDance, would retain a stake in the company, but data collection and software updates would be overseen by Oracle, which already provides the foundation of TikTok’s Web infrastructure, one of the sources told Reuters.
Press secretary Leavitt says podcasters, TikTokers can apply for press passes to cover White House
"We welcome independent journalists, podcasters, social media influencers and content creators to apply for credentials to cover this White House," Leavitt said during her first press briefing.
More than 7,400 influencers applied for White House press credentials after Trump administration calls for ‘new media voices’
Conservative content creators helped get Trump elected. Now his administration is ushering influencers into White House press briefings.
White House Says 10,000 Have Applied For 'New Media' Briefing Seat
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Friday that 10,000 individuals have applied for the new White House briefing "new media" seat.
Trump White House Receives 10,000 'New Media' Applications
President Donald Trump's White House has received more than 10,000 applications for its "new media" seat, according to press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Friday. The new media seat — which was announced earlier this week at Leavitt's first press briefing — aims to give independent journalists,
Biden White House says TikTok’s threat to go dark is a ‘stunt’
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre called TikTok’s threat to “go dark” on Sunday, January 19th, a “stunt” and ...
How Trump turned the TikTok ban into a political asset
President Trump has managed to turn a controversial TikTok ban into a political advantage, framing himself as the savior of ...
President Trump says he'll decide on TikTok's ownership 'probably over the next 30 days'
President Donald Trump told reporters Saturday, "Numerous people are talking to me, very substantial people, about buying" ...
Oracle and Microsoft are negotiating a TikTok takeover, ByteDance could retain a minority stake
The plan to save TikTok involves software company Oracle and a group of outside investors effectively taking control of the ...
White House reporters went from covering an 'invisible president' Biden to 'omnipresent' Trump: Politico
Politico White House journalists contrasted former President Biden with President Donald Trump regarding how their ...
Future of DeepSeek, Like TikTok, May Come Down to Trump’s Whims
DeepSeek, the Chinese-owned ChatGPT rival, could pose the same national security concerns that Congress has about TikTok, ...
Oracle and Microsoft are reportedly in talks to take over TikTok
Oracle would run TikTok’s global operations while Microsoft is in talks to invest, according to NPR.