Trump Joins TikTok, Sprints To 3.1 Million Followers In 24 Hours

Belatedly tapping into a social media platform favored by younger voters, Donald Trump joined TikTok on Saturday — and amassed more than 3.1 million followers in his 24 hours — on a platform he tried to ban when president.

Trump’s inaugural post chronicled the hero’s welcome he received when he entered a packed Newark arena for Saturday night’s UFC fights, two days after being convicted of falsifying business records, in a blatant case of the judicial system being weaponized for political purposes. By Sunday evening, his first post had racked up 3.2 million likes and more than 125,000 replies.

The video starts with UFC chief executive Dana White announcing, “The president is now on TikTok.” Trump replies, “It’s my honor.” After showing him receiving huge cheers, Trump asks, “That was a good walk-on, right?”

Despite having spotted the Biden campaign a big head start on the platform, Trump is already out to an enormous lead. “Donald Trump has amassed nearly 10 times the amount of followers in a 24-hour period than the Biden campaign has in 4 months,” noted Collin Rugg on Twitter. With every passing minute, the lead is only getting larger

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