A White House TikTok account aimed at appealing to younger voters has instead become a magnet for relentless trolling. The @whitehouse account’s debut post was a cinematic highlight reel of President Donald Trump captioned,

The people spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss private deliberations. The debut also faced an immediate setback: a flood of negative responses, many from left-wing influencers, that turned every video’s comment section into an anti-Trump sounding board.

On Monday, President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced that the "framework" for a TikTok deal had finally been reached. Trump said in a post on Truth Social that he would be meeting with China's leader, Xi Jinping, on Friday to finalize the deal.

Trump backed a TikTok deal as Beijing confirmed the U.S. app will still run on Chinese algorithm tech despite years of national security concerns.

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the U.S. and China have a deal that would keep TikTok operating in the United States, in an agreement that marks a breakthrough in months-long talks between the world's two biggest economies.

President Donald Trump told reporters on Tuesday, Sept. 16 that TikTok will keep running in the U.S. and a buyer of the app will be announced soon.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday he anticipated a final deal on the short-video app TikTok when President Donald Trump speaks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday. China had a long list of asks during talks this week in Madrid,