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by mullingitover 440 days ago
Isn’t it at the president’s discretion to decide whether there’s a “foreign adversary” owning it, or just some country with questionable vibes?
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ddlatham 440 days ago
No, the law explicitly applies to ByteDance. The President does have discretion to apply it to other applications if they meet certain criteria.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protecting_Americans_from_Fore...

He's just decided he doesn't want to enforce the law, at least for now.

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mullingitover 440 days ago
Oh I didn't notice that. Well, he has repeatedly humiliated congress with the wildly unqualified cabinet he forced them to rubber-stamp, so I suppose it's no surprise he'd continue by rubbing their nose in a violation of the law they just passed.

The GOP showed their hand when the failed to remove him over January 6. He could probably send recalcitrant GOP congressional reps to El Salvador without trial and the others would go on Fox News to say they probably deserved it.

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