{"id":13943,"date":"2026-07-22T22:00:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T17:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=13943"},"modified":"2026-07-22T22:00:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T17:00:46","slug":"scoop-trumps-cabinet-members-are-joining-tiktok-after-doj-shift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=13943","title":{"rendered":"Scoop: Trump&#039;s Cabinet members are joining TikTok after DOJ shift"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.axios.com\/oDQU3sQy2FmHfZSaP3dbSiIhGiE=\/0x0:1920x1080\/1366x768\/2026\/07\/21\/1784663023130.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Most of President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/politics-policy\/donald-trump\" target=\"_blank\">Trump<\/a>&#8216;s Cabinet will launch TikTok accounts Tuesday, a move that comes days after the Justice Department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2026\/07\/20\/doj-its-safe-fed-employees-download-tiktok-work-phones\/\" target=\"_blank\">told federal employees<\/a> it was safe to use the app because of its sale to a U.S.-approved owner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why it matters: <\/strong>The move is a striking shift from Trump&#8217;s first term, when his administration argued that TikTok posed a national security threat because of its ownership by China&#8217;s ByteDance.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<ul>\n<li>By joining the app themselves, Cabinet officials are effectively signaling that TikTok is now an acceptable venue for government messaging.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The background: <\/strong>The 2022 No TikTok on Government Devices Act said TikTok couldn&#8217;t be used on government-issued phones.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>But Trump&#8217;s DOJ now says that law is no longer applicable, given the change in the company&#8217;s ownership to a U.S.-controlled venture earlier year.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Zoom in:<\/strong> Trump&#8217;s administration now views TikTok as a powerful tool for reaching young voters. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trump himself has been on the app since 2024, and some of his posts \u2014 including one documenting his appearance at a UFC event \u2014 have gotten hundreds of millions of views.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most of President Trump&#8216;s Cabinet will launch TikTok accounts Tuesday, a move that comes days after the Justice Department told federal employees it was safe to use the app because of its sale to a U.S.-approved owner. 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