Gen Z Conservatives Plan TikTok-Backed Gala on Night of Looming Ban [Video]

Hours after TikTok is set to be banned from the U.S. market, conservative influencers will gather to celebrate President-elect Donald Trump‘s inauguration at a Washington D.C. party sponsored by the social media app.

Five blocks from the White House, under chandeliers and red spotlights, hundreds of the conservative movement’s biggest Gen Z names are expected to attend The Power 30 Awards, which is billed as an event that will honor “the movers and shakers who didn’t just go viral—they reshaped the narrative of 2024.”

“We’re rolling out the red carpet for the influencers who turned posts into impact, making waves that helped define the path to victory,” an invitation for the gala reads.

The party’s largest sponsor is TikTok, the social media app currently staring down an impending ban over its Chinese ownership. Event organizers told Newsweekthat TikTok put up $50,000 to help host the awards. Kalshi, the prediction market firm that named …