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Biden, Trump look to TikTok to woo voters in US presidential election

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Supporters of former US President Donald Trump hold signs and flags as they show their support for the Republican 2024 presidential candidate during a "Caravan for Trump" demonstration in West Palm Beach, Florida, on June 2, 2024. [AFP]

It's my honor," said former U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday in the first video post of his account on TikTok, a social media platform he tried to ban as president on national security grounds, amassing 4.6 million followers.

The post, which showed Trump, the Republican Party's presumptive presidential nominee, waving to the audience at an Ultimate Fighting Championship game in the U.S. state of New Jersey, has garnered around 73 million views and received over 4.7 million likes.

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