{"id":1874145,"date":"2023-03-10T14:42:06","date_gmt":"2023-03-10T19:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tiktok-buys-line-to-the-white-house-schumer\/"},"modified":"2023-03-10T14:42:19","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T19:42:19","slug":"tiktok-buys-line-to-the-white-house-schumer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tiktok-buys-line-to-the-white-house-schumer\/","title":{"rendered":"TikTok Buys Line to the White House, Schumer"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftiktok-buys-line-to-the-white-house-schumer%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1874145&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption> Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and President Joe Biden. Getty Images\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>TikTok retained a top Democratic PR firm whose founder is President Joe Biden&#8217;s top advisor. The move is\u00a0part of a charm offensive to fight regulation of the popular social media app and comes as the White House has signaled support to ban it in the United States.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/claim-yours-ots-fbeacon-ads-30?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=fbeaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023marchots\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/claim-yours-ots-fbeacon-ads-30?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=fbeaconads&#038;utm_campaign=2023marchots\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>SKDK <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/03\/09\/tiktok-biden-firm-dc-skdk-00086408\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Will provide<\/a> &#8220;communications support&#8221; TikTok is facing bipartisan legislation that could ban the United States from its social media platform because of its connections to the Chinese government. SKDK could be a strong ally in these efforts. Anita Dunn (SKDK&#8217;s founding partner) serves as a senior adviser for Biden. She was responsible for shaping the White House&#8217;s response when classified documents were discovered at Biden\u2019s offices. Bob Bauer, the Biden lawyer, has been her husband. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/02\/15\/us\/politics\/biden-documents-anita-dunn-bob-bauer.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">So called<\/a> &#8220;the couple at the center of Biden&#8217;s inner circle.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Several former SKDK employees are now employed in the administration. Kate Berner, deputy White House communications director, is one of them. SKDK has been <a href=\"https:\/\/skdknick.com\/poltico-reports-skdk-hires-alex-levy-former-sen-schumer-deputy-comms-director\/\">Called<\/a> The &#8220;go-to communications firm&#8221; Recent alumni of Sen. Chuck Schumer, D., N.Y. <a href=\"https:\/\/skdknick.com\/longtime-communications-director-for-u-s-senate-majority-leader-schumer-justin-goodman-joins-skdk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Poached<\/a>\u00a0Justin Goodman, Schumer communications director, will be in charge of crisis communications in the Washington, D.C., Office.<\/p>\n<p>American intelligence officials have warned Beijing that TikTok could allow them to monitor Americans and distribute pro-China propaganda to their users. Federal agencies have been ordered by the Biden administration to delete TikTok off their government phones. A bipartisan group has suggested that the United States ban the app. This would be devastating for TikTok which is estimated to have more than 100,000,000 users.<\/p>\n<p>Schumer last month stated that TikTok would be banned in the United States. &#8220;should be looked at,&#8221; But he hasn&#8217;t taken a position. New York Democrat Schumer has been criticized for not holding votes to regulate Big Tech companies. Schumer&#8217;s critics cited the fact that Schumer and his daughters are lobbyists for Amazon.<\/p>\n<p>SKDK is home to many Schumer alumni. Mike Morey is a partner in SKDK\u2019s New York City office. He was formerly a communications director. Justin Goodman, a Schumer aide, joined SKDK&#8217;s New York City office in November. &#8220;corporate, crisis communications, and public affairs clients.&#8221; SKDK praises Goodman\u2019s ability to &#8220;secure favorable media coverage in major print and cable news outlets.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/tik-tok-beacon-ads?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=fbads&#038;utm_campaign=bantiktok\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/winred.tomcotton.com\/tom-cotton\/tik-tok-beacon-ads?utm_source=rc&#038;utm_medium=fbads&#038;utm_campaign=bantiktok\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t<\/a> \t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>TikTok allows Beijing to access its user data. The company has launched a full court press in Washington and Europe to stop regulation of the app. To promote a proposal that would allow the company to continue operations and create a firewall between China and it, TikTok has held meetings with Washington technology trade groups and think tanks. TikTok&#8217;s lobbyist army has also been swarming Capitol Hill to present their proposals to Congress. A similar initiative is being taken in Europe by the company called &#8220;Project Clover.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&#8220;From <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/biden-administration\/tiktok-hires-public-relations-firm-linked-to-biden-and-schumer\/\">TikTok Buys Line from the White House, Schumer<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11px\"><em>&#8220;The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author of the article and not necessarily shared or endorsed by Conservative News Daily&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and President Joe Biden. Getty Images TikTok retained a top Democratic PR firm whose founder is President Joe Biden&#8217;s top advisor. 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