Former President Donald Trump expressed support for TikTok amid new legislative efforts in Congress that could force the app's Chinese owners to divest. This marks a notable shift from his previous stance when he threatened to ban the platform during his presidency. A significant House committee voted unanimously to advance a bipartisan bill that mandates ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of TikTok, to relinquish its control of the app within 165 days. Trump criticized the legislation by suggesting that the demise of TikTok would unfairly benefit Facebook and its CEO Mark Zuckerberg, whom he derogatorily called "Zuckerschmuck."