Courts generally defer to the executive and legislative branches on national security matters, but the outcome may depend on whether the court frames the issue solely as a national security question or also considers First Amendment concerns. "There's a lot of good and there's a lot of bad with TikTok," Trump said. However, the app's popularity should not outweigh the national security concerns it poses, particularly given its ties to the Chinese government. Allowing donor-driven priorities to eclipse these legitimate security concerns undermines public trust in the policymaking process and erodes confidence in government institutions. Americans deserve a government that treats national security as a top priority and not one that is negotiable or secondary to the interests of private wealthy donors.

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