TikTok donated a ton of last-minute money to Trump's inauguration to stop this ban from happening.

So, my question is who, among all the players, double-crossed whom? (or would "shivved" be a better description since the United States is now a quasi-member of the mob)?

FRESN0

"Saving face" is part of it. But you'll notice that a lot of Trump's lifetime of lying is to cover up his insecurity about himself. That's why he uses expressions like "the best" or "the most" the world has ever seen. Trump, on his own, is basically a very pitiful, insecure person who constantly needs to build himself up with lies and surround himself with sycophants. It's also why he resorts to derogatory name calling and false accusations to anybody he considers a threat to that vulnerable bubble of strength he builds around himself, i.e. "strongman."

To anyone who recognizes these textbook symptoms, it's a dead give away.

Insecurity is Trump's deep, dark secret and also his Achillies heel.