Inside the White House’s secret briefing for TikTokers on student loans
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The White House continues to court social media influencers on TikTok, despite President Joe Biden threatening their livelihoods by supporting a ban on the platform.
Their latest briefing featured the president’s new plan to cancel student loans as they invited a group of about 30 social media influencers to the White House for a special briefing.
The president and Vice President Kamala Harris kicked off the week by announcing plans to wipe out another $7.4 billion in student loan debt for 277,000 borrowers.
Popular political influencers such as Harry Sisson, with over 850,000 followers on TikTok and Vitus Shehar, with over three million followers on TikTok with Under the Desk News were present at the briefing.
Viviann Anguiano, the Director of Education for President Biden’s Domestic Policy Council, addressed the group along with Neera Tanden, President Biden’s Domestic Policy Counsel.
Together, they assured the group that they, among other young Americans, would not have to pay off a portion of their student loans thanks to President Biden’s actions. Not all of the influencers were currently paying off student loans, but some were more excited about the news because they were personally affected.
Some in the group were hesitant, according to one person who attended, knowing that Biden’s first attempt to cancel student loans was blocked by the Supreme Court.
Anguiano assured them that they considered the Supreme Court’s decision wrong and that this time they were using different authorities in response to the ruling. “We are doing everything we can to ensure that — as we see broader fixes to our proposals, that these are delivered and the relief is given to borrowers,” she said.
The White House continues to push forward on the student loan issue despite likely court challenges that could easily result in the plan being rolled back. But the president and his team are likely to reap the political benefits of the issue in time for the 2024 election.
