Biden Campaign Reverses Course, Joins TikTok Despite Federal Device Ban

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The blatant hypocrisy of the Biden White House might no longer come as a surprise to most people, but the newest course reversal by President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign might be one of the worst instances of that hypocrisy.

His campaign has decided to try to woo younger voters by joining and campaigning from TikTok, NBC News reported Monday.

This is despite the fact that Biden signed legislation in December 2022 banning federal workers from downloading and using the Chinese-owned social media platform on government devices.

Two months later, the White House Office of Management and Budget issued guidance that it said was “a critical step forward in addressing the risks presented by the app to sensitive government data,” The Associated Press reported at the time.

Not only that, but the Biden campaign’s move comes after it resolved last year — according to “three sources familiar with the decision” — that it would not be making an account on TikTok, instead relying on influencers and others who already have a presence on the app, according to NBC News.

The new Biden-Harris HQ TikTok account had three posts as of Monday afternoon.

“The campaign will continue meeting voters where they are, innovating to create content that will resonate with critical audiences and the core constituencies that make up the president’s diverse and broad coalition of voters,” Biden’s campaign advisers said.

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