{"id":9673,"date":"2024-02-13T15:55:36","date_gmt":"2024-02-13T10:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/13\/biden-campaign-joins-tiktok-after-banning-app-from-federal-devices\/"},"modified":"2024-02-13T15:55:36","modified_gmt":"2024-02-13T10:25:36","slug":"biden-campaign-joins-tiktok-after-banning-app-from-federal-devices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/13\/biden-campaign-joins-tiktok-after-banning-app-from-federal-devices\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Campaign Joins TikTok After Banning App From Federal Devices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_82\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>The Biden reelection campaign joined the social media platform TikTok to reach younger voters.<\/p>\n<p>One video saw Biden choosing different options for the Super Bowl, such as \u201cgame or halftime show,\u201d \u201cJason Kelce or Travis Kelce.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The video pivoted to a campaign strategy as Biden was asked, \u201cTrump or Biden,\u201d to which he laughed and said, \u201cBiden.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">JUST IN: White House official John Kirby says the Biden administration has national security concerns about TikTok but the Biden *campaign* apparently doesn&#8217;t.<\/p>\n<p>This is some next level gaslighting.<\/p>\n<p>Before the Super Bowl, the Biden campaign launched a new TikTok account featuring\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gBucnSjhpv\">pic.twitter.com\/gBucnSjhpv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1757116856316633466?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">President Biden has been criticized by some for not having a presence on TikTok. <\/p>\n<p>Well, moments ago, the official rapid response department for the Biden Harris campaign just posted their first TikTok. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kv4YAEsOrK\">pic.twitter.com\/kv4YAEsOrK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Yashar Ali \ud83d\udc18 (@yashar) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yashar\/status\/1756867891151163672?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Senator Josh Hawley (R-MO) called out Biden\u2019s hypocritical presence on the app, writing on X, \u201cBiden campaign bragging about using a Chinese spy app even though Biden signed a law banning it on all federal devices.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby did not offer an explanation as to why Biden allowed his campaign to operate on the platform after TikTok was considered a security threat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy did the president allow his campaign to go on TikTok despite the national security review of the platform?\u201d a reporter asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d have to refer you to the campaign for that,\u201d Kirby responded.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"\/>\n<p>American Faith <a href=\"https:\/\/americanfaith.com\/democrat-superpac-spends-1-million-for-tiktok-influencers-to-advertise-biden-campaign\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a> that the Democrat-linked SuperPAC Priorities USA has provided $1 million to social media influencers to advertise Joe Biden\u2019s campaign.<\/p>\n<p>According to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2024\/01\/23\/biden-campaign-social-media-influencers-00136389\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Politico<\/a>, the move was \u201cpart of a larger Democratic strategy to lure young voters in battleground states.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>About 150 social media influencerswere recruited for the endeavor.<\/p>\n<p>When asked about the social media campaign, Priorities USA spokesperson Jack Doyle said, \u201cWe look forward to working with TikTok throughout the cycle.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/americanfaith.com\/biden-campaign-joins-tiktok-after-banning-app-from-federal-devices\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Biden reelection campaign joined the social media platform TikTok to reach younger voters. 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