Gov. Rhoden to Host TikTok Press Conference with Reid Rasner
PIERRE, S.D. – Tomorrow, Governor Larry Rhoden will host a press conference with Wyoming billionaire Reid Rasner regarding the potential of South Dakota as a destination for an American-owned TikTok.
“We believe in safeguarding digital freedom. Reid Rasner and his team are visiting the state, and I can’t wait to show them the opportunities we have to offer,” said Governor Larry Rhoden. “We are building a strong coalition to accomplish this vision alongside Rasner Media and key stakeholders.”
The press conference will be held in the MadLabs Briefing Room at Dakota State University, 820 Washington Ave N, Madison, SD 57042, beginning at 10:00 am CT/9:00 am MT.
South Dakota was first announced as a potential landing spot for an American-owned TikTok in April of this year. South Dakota’s emerging cybersecurity capabilities, especially the strength of Dakota State University, are key factors in the state’s favor.
“South Dakota was a key catalyst in the movement to protect Americans from being spied on by the Chinese Communist Party, so it would be just poetic for South Dakota to be the landing spot for a new and improved TikTok,” continued Governor Rhoden.
Following the press conference, Governor Rhoden and Reid Rasner will highlight South Dakota’s cybersecurity capabilities by touring several sites in the Sioux Falls region, including the SDN Communications Data Center.
WHAT: Governor Larry Rhoden to Host TikTok Press Conference
WHEN: Friday, May 23, 2025, at 10:00 am CT/9:00 am MT
WHERE: MadLabs Briefing Room, Dakota State University, 820 Washington Ave N, Madison, SD 57042
LIVESTREAM: facebook.com/GovLarryRhoden
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If he delivers this he will be the next Governor.
Can we please get Rodent twerking in the Empire Mall? Maybe his morning ice bath routine? His one weird tip for running Northern Louisiana?
i think you meant to type your fetish in a google search bar.
Hopefully the Govenor can convince Reid Rasner to move Tik Tok to Dakota Dunes SD into the vacant former headquarters of IBP/Tyson Fresh Meats.
Tik tok good. Data Centers not so much. Hi from SD.
We want tik tok. But only can use a fax machine. They gotta put their data centers somewhere else.
Reid Rasner sends up red flags for being a kook.
There is no real evidence online that Rasner, or Kronberg-Rasner as he was known before divorcing his husband, is a billionaire.
What you will find is a failed run for Las Vegas city council in 2017, and an unsuccesful longshot run for US Senate out of Wyoming in 2024. His financial planning company was founded in 2022 and operates out of a modest former dental clinic in Casper, Wyo.
You will find lots and lots of articles that reek of shameless self-promotion.
Could this end up being an embarrassment for Larry Rhoden ?