“I think the White House is very in favor of this bill,” said Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) on CBS News’ “Face The Nation.” “We give the secretary of Commerce the tools to ban, to force a sale, oth…
The White House strongly supports the Senate bill that could give the Commerce Department the authority to either ban TikTok or force its sale, a co-sponsor of the proposed legislation said Sunday.“We give the secretary of Commerce the tools to ban, to force a sale, other tools.”introduced the bipartisan bill with Sen. John Thune
Warner said the proposed RESTRICT Act — which targets technology connected to foreign governments that pose a threat to national security but does not single out TikTok — has the support of 22 senators, with a breakdown of 11 Democrats and 11 Republicans. In a separate interview on “Face the Nation,” White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said the act would give President Biden “additional tools and authorities” to regulate TikTok.
“But look, in the meantime, the president’s already said we absolutely have national security concerns about that application, and he’s banned it from government devices,” Kirby added. “We have endorsed the RESTRICT Act, pending legislation, we’d love to see that passed by the Congress so that the president can have additional tools and authorities.”have contacted Chinese officials to alert them that the US plans to ban TikTok unless its China-based owners sell their shares.
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