Former Vice President Mike Pence's organization, American Freedom, has launched a $2 million ad campaign in key swing states to pressure Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to hold a vote on a bill that could ban TikTok. The White House confirmed that President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping discussed TikTok ownership concerns, emphasizing it was not about a ban but divestiture. The issue of TikTok was raised by Xi during the call with Biden, leading to discussions on efforts to force the sale of TikTok in the US.
Chuck Schumer signals Senate will take up bipartisan bill on TikTok ban https://t.co/po2rLHqpWg https://t.co/n6l7E2kq7y
Legislation to stifle TikTok is on Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer's radar, but the New York Democrat told colleagues Friday he's prioritizing other legislation. https://t.co/MnRqJYg7sn
White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre was questioned why President Joe Biden keeps using TikTok for his campaign despite national security concerns. https://t.co/7YFiiw21iX
⚠️ SCHUMER SAYS SENATE CAN MAKE PROGRESS ON TIKTOK BILL Full Story → https://t.co/Aa12DZ0BzC Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer Friday outlined a busy agenda for lawmakers returning to Washington, saying they can make progress "on a path forward on TikTok legislation."
Triggered Cringe Jean Pierre SNAPS at reporter for perfectly EXPOSING Joe Biden with ONE simple question: "If President Biden is concerned enough about TikTok to bring it up on a call with the President of China why is he still making videos for TikTok?"https://t.co/bU0kqIC12n
Give this reporter a raise. "If Biden is concerned enough about TikTok to bring it up on a call with the president of China, why is he still making videos for TikTok?" https://t.co/kn36PHUANZ
REPORTER: "If president Biden is concerned enough about TikTok to bring it up on a call with the preisdent of China, why is he...still making videos for TikTok?" KJP: "That's coming out of the campaign, so I would refer you to the campaign." https://t.co/V8FwwdJsmn
A reporter asks the WH press sec why Biden and Kamala are still making videos for TikTok if Biden is concerned about the app: “We’re not trying to ban TikTok. We’re talking about a divestment.” https://t.co/IKx6Nzcgg2
Thanks @realclearpolicy for sharing - Senate Should Join the House in Divesting in TikTok https://t.co/GVEpdG7Hf0
.@AynneKokas weighs in on Washington’s efforts to ban TikTok from operating in the United State—and argues that rather than target individual firms, the U.S. government must think bigger to shore up American data security. https://t.co/7eWlTuGdVb
“The TikTok bill is a response to a real risk in the U.S. digital ecosystem. But if the Senate passes the legislation and President Biden signs it, it will likely introduce new challenges to tech regulation.” https://t.co/sGqDhDHf9z
The Senate must join the House in divesting in TikTok. For the sake of the 170 million users who are sharing their location, information, and habits with the CCP, we call on Senator Chuck Schumer to bring TikTok legislation to a vote now. https://t.co/lvKqjzno8o
John Kirby tells me that Xi raised the issue of TikTok during yesterday’s call and Biden responded to the concerns that he raised.
WHITE HOUSE: CHINA'S XI RAISED ISSUE OF TIKTOK IN CALL WITH BIDEN
President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping discussed efforts to force the sale in the US of TikTok, per Bloomberg.
US official says Biden talked about TikTok after Xi Jinping first raised the issue. 👇 https://t.co/LNTFjC8U1N
Biden reiterated US concerns over TikTok in call with Xi, White House says https://t.co/kIEsFgA9vp
Biden confronted Xi on TikTok in their first conversation since November: White House says president 'reiterated' concerns app was owned by company with links to Beijing https://t.co/jCeppK2TNH https://t.co/x2TqDVJzmb
Biden told Xi about his concern about a Chinese group owning TikTok. Separately, former VP Mike Pence is launching a $2mn ad campaign to convince Chuck Schumer to take up the House TikTok legislation 👇 https://t.co/RZg4gVzDLW via @ft
Biden reiterates US concerns over TikTok ownership to Xi Jinping ➡️ https://t.co/xOaX2Hl0gP https://t.co/IVaQEGkD4B
Biden and Xi discuss TikTok, South China Sea and de-risking in call https://t.co/K2bmNcM19e
Xi and Biden talked today about TikTok. Per Kirby, Biden told him "this was not about a ban of the application, but rather our interest in divestiture, so that the national security interests and the data security of the American people can be protected." https://t.co/r1CoUiC4E3
White House says that Biden and Xi discussed Tiktok divestment $meta $snap $goog -WH spokesperson John Kirby
.@Mike_Pence group launches $2 million ad campaign pressuring Senate to pass TikTok ban https://t.co/d7GLqezZ3t https://t.co/d7GLqezZ3t
President Joe Biden and Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Tuesday discussed efforts to force the sale in the US of TikTok during a wide-ranging call. https://t.co/vFTzC1we1B
NSC's John Kirby says “TikTok came up” on Biden's phone call with Chinese President Xi: “The president reiterated our concerns about the ownership of TikTok. He made it clear to President Xi this was not about a ban of the application, but rather our interest in divestiture.” https://t.co/KERG3oKC4f
.@Mike_Pence said that he views the pending legislation that would force the sale of TikTok as “consistent with the agenda that we advanced” during the Trump administration. | @james_t_quinn https://t.co/DGnKChaQGu
⚠️ BIDEN REITERATED US CONCERNS OVER TIKTOK IN CALL WITH XI, WHITE HOUSE SAYS Full Story → https://t.co/lRaYcFc9S9 TikTok and its ownership came up as a topic of conversation in the call between U.S. President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Tuesday, the… https://t.co/3We7S2G3di
BREAKING: Biden told Xi of US concerns on China ownership of TikTok: White House https://t.co/N4cxt2dckx
WHITE HOUSE: TIKTOK CAME UP IN CONVERSATION WITH CHINA'S XI WHITE HOUSE: BIDEN REITERATED U.S. CONCERNS ABOUT OWNERSHIP OF TIKTOK WHITE HOUSE: BIDEN MADE CLEAR THIS WAS NOT ABOUT THE OWNERSHIP AND NOT A BAN
WHITE HOUSE: TIKTOK CAME UP IN CONVERSATION WITH CHINA'S XI
KIRBY: TIKTOK CAME UP IN BIDEN-XI DISCUSSION, BIDEN REITERATED CONCERNS ABOUT TIKTOK OWNERSHIP $SNAP $META $PINS
TikTok came up during the Biden-Xi call, John Kirby says
.@Mike_Pence's policy organization is launching an ad campaign pushing @SenSchumer to move the TikTok divestiture legislation to a full floor vote. | @jameslynch32 https://t.co/uJjWGrz1r6
A political advocacy group connected to former Vice President Mike Pence is pressuring Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to hold a vote on a bill that could ban TikTok. https://t.co/U67ioaCN3b
.@AmericanFreedom (@Mike_Pence’s org) just launched a $2m ad buy in DC and five key swing states (Montana, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin). The subject? The TikTok divestment bill. The target? @SenSchumer, who called for TikTok to divest from ByteDance in 2020. https://t.co/jBmqO5cUJC https://t.co/dVo3DzSi8W
.@RepGallagher on why ByteDance needs to go: “If TikTok continues to establish itself as the dominant news platform in America…you’re placing the control of information..in the hands of America’s foremost adversary.” https://t.co/S75XybzaWp https://t.co/RaCceLcmn4