Ramaswamy Joins TikTok After Calling For Banning App

Axios reports:

Businessman Vivek Ramaswamy on Wednesday became the first GOP presidential candidate to join TikTok, a Chinese-owned app he described as “digital fentanyl” as recently as last week. Ramaswamy, 38, said Wednesday that he changed his stance on using TikTok after a conversation with social media star Jake Paul.

“Yes, kids under age 16 shouldn’t be using it, but the fact is that many young voters are & we’re not going to change this country without winning,” he said. Ramaswamy in May proposed raising the voting age in the U.S. to 25 unless young adults serve in the military, work as first responders or pass a citizenship test.

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