Kellyanne Conway Is Pushing Back Against Threats To TikTok In Congress: Reports
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The former Trump aide is working with the conservative organization Club for Growth to fight against bipartisan efforts that could potentially ban TikTok in the U.S.
Kellyanne Conway, who used to serve as an aide to former President Donald Trump, is pushing back against bipartisan efforts that could lead to a potential ban of the social media app TikTok in the U.S.
Club for Growth, a conservative organization that has been a staunch proponent of TikTok, is working with Conway to advocate for the Chinese-owned app in Congress, Politico first reported. The former Trump advisor has had at least 10 meetings with lawmakers in recent months to discuss the matter, according to the report.
TikTok has been under scrutiny by lawmakers over concerns about ByteDance, the Chinese parent company of the app, handing over the data of millions of American TikTok users to its government upon request, posing a potential national security and data privacy threat. ByteDance has repeatedly denied that the app poses a threat to U.S. security, but bipartisan efforts have still been made to address the concerns.
On Thursday, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce voted unanimously on a bipartisan bill, which was backed by the White House, that would force ByteDance to divest in the app within six months or risk a ban in U.S. app stores.
“America’s foremost adversary has no business controlling a dominant media platform in the United States,” Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wisc.), chair of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, said in a statement.
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