President Trump Joins TikTok, Immediately Amasses Over 1.2 Million Followers and 38 Million Views

Donald Trump has amassed over 1.1.2 million followers on TikTok in just  hours.

Biden has been on for months and scraped up a mere 300K.

81 millions votes?

Trump joins TikTok, outpaces Biden campaign for followers in hours

Former President Trump launched an official TikTok account last night, embracing a platform that’s besieged on Capitol Hill.

Why it matters: President Biden has tried to split the difference. His campaign is on it as @BidenHQ. But he isn’t personally, Axios’ Alex Thompson notes.

Trump appeared in his inaugural TikTok as he attended a UFC title bout in Newark, N.J.

• The video begins with Ultimate Fighting Championship President Dana White announcing at Trump’s side: “The president is now on TikTok.”

By the numbers: Trump’s video had racked up 2.2 million likes and over 38 million views as of 1:15 ET Sunday.

• Trump’s account has gained 2.1 million followers since last night’s launch. That’s more than six times the followers of the Biden campaign’s account, which launched in February.

What they’re saying: “We will leave no front undefended … [T]his represents the continued outreach to a younger audience consuming pro-Trump and anti-Biden content,” Trump campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung said.

• “There’s no place better than a UFC event to launch President Trump’s TikTok … [H]e received a hero’s welcome and thousands of fans cheered him on.”

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Pamela Geller

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