TikTok “is absolutely a national security threat,” even though President Donald Trump says he’s working on a deal that will allow users in the United States to keep using the app, Rep. Mike Turner said Sunday.
“The law passed by Congress that came out of the House China Select Committee, chaired by Michael Gallagher, that drafted this law, found that TikTok was a national security risk because of two things: its access to data and its ability to use itself as a propaganda tool by China,” the Ohio Republican and former House Intelligence Committee chair said on CBS News’ “Face the Nation.”
Further, Congress has passed legislation requiring TikTok to divest itself from ByteDance, which is linked to the Chinese government, and “the only thing that would protect us is divestiture,” said Turner.
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