The White House is now on TikTok Trump’s first administration expressed the view that TikTok might be a tool for Chinese surveillance, yet now the White House has an account itself.

Aug. 20, 2025, 3:56 PM EDT

By Erum Salam

Despite having raised concerns that the app is a national security threat, the White House is now on TikTok.

The White House’s TikTok page has already posted seven videos and amassed more than 160,000 followers since launching Tuesday. The debut post features a dramatic and complimentary video montage of President Donald Trump, accompanied by the caption: “America we are BACK! What’s up TikTok?”

Trump has repeatedly extended a deadline imposed by Congress during the Biden administration for the popular app’s China-based parent company to divest or else face a

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