CNN’s Harry Enten Breaks Down Possible Reasons For Trump Opposing TikTok Ban
CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten explained Wednesday why President-elect Donald Trump might oppose a ban on TikTok, pointing to shifting public opinion and his improved performance with young voters. When asked at a…
CNN senior data reporter Harry Enten explained Wednesday why President-elect Donald Trump might oppose a ban on TikTok, pointing to shifting public opinion and his improved performance with young voters.
When asked at a Monday press conference how he intends to prevent a TikTok ban, Trump said he will “take a look” at what he can do and added that he has “a warm spot in heart” for the platform, likely due to the possibility that it helped him with young voters. Enten, on “CNN News Central,” noted that public support for banning TikTok has steadily declined and pointed out that Trump performed significantly better with young voters against Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024 compared to his performance against President Joe Biden in 2020.
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“There’s Politics at play here, right? And, you know, you go back … ‘support banning TikTok’ in March of 2023, look, it was right at 50%. Look at how this number has dropped over time. You go to October of 2023, already dropped to 38%. Now you go to August of 2024. It’s just 32%,” Enten said. “So surprise, surprise surprise, Politics may be playing a role here. Supporting a ban of TikTok was quite popular a little under two years ago, and now it’s just only about a third proposition here, which is 32% supporting it. No wonder Donald Trump might be changing his mind on this issue.”