House Speaker Kevin McCarthy reveals he supports banning TikTok
As unlikely as it may have seemed just a few months ago, a nationwide TikTok ban or forced sale is starting to look more and more like a real possibility. Lawmakers from both sides of the political aisle have introduced legislation that would ban Tik Tok from operating in the US. Newly minted Republican House Speaker Kevin McCarthy added his voice to the growing chorus of lawmakers calling for a ban during the hearing Thursday.
“I think you see a bipartisan concern here with what’s happening to TikTok, especially the data for Americans,” McCarthy told reporters. The GOP’s most powerful House member went on to say “the hearing today would be quite different” if former president Donald Trump had followed through on his attempt to force a TikTok sale.
