Arguing that Trump’s TikTok deal is one of the most consequential actions of his second term may seem surprising. That was because Chinese control of the app raises two serious national security concerns. First, TikTok, like virtually every social media app, vacuums up an enormous amount of personal data from its users. Trump’s quest for media control is bad enough, but it’s incalculably worse when he compounds lawlessness with a reckless disregard for America’s vital national security interests. Checking Chinese influence appears to be less important to Trump than controlling American discourse and expanding his own media reach.