Trump claims TikTok ban would only help "enemy" Facebook

The big picture: A key House committee voted unanimously on Thursday to advance bipartisan legislation that would force TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance to divest its ownership of the app within 165 days.

• Congress members were inundated with calls from angry constituents after TikTok told its users that the popular social media app was at risk of being shut down in the U.S.
• The White House has indicated that President Biden would sign the bill.

What they're saying: "If you get rid of TikTok, Facebook and Zuckerschmuck will double their business," Trump said, in reference to the U.S. multinational tech giant and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

• "I don't want Facebook, who cheated in last election, doing better," he claimed, without providing evidence. "They are a true enemy of the people."
• Representatives for Facebook and TikTok did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment.

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