{"id":1876170,"date":"2023-03-14T05:42:19","date_gmt":"2023-03-14T09:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tiktok-hires-firm-with-close-biden-ties-as-chinese-company-ramps-up-lobbying\/"},"modified":"2023-03-14T05:45:41","modified_gmt":"2023-03-14T09:45:41","slug":"tiktok-hires-firm-with-close-biden-ties-as-chinese-company-ramps-up-lobbying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tiktok-hires-firm-with-close-biden-ties-as-chinese-company-ramps-up-lobbying\/","title":{"rendered":"TikTok hires firm with close Biden ties as Chinese company ramps up lobbying"},"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\">26<\/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-hires-firm-with-close-biden-ties-as-chinese-company-ramps-up-lobbying%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=1876170&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 class=\"RichTextArticleBody-body\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement\">\n<div class=\"Enhancement-item\">\n<div id=\"Brid_78207158\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:16;height:9\">                                                                                                         <\/div>\n<p> ||[]; _bp.push({ &#8220;div&#8221;: &#8220;Brid_78207158&#8221;, &#8220;obj&#8221;: {&#8220;id&#8221;:&#8221;27789&#8243;,&#8221;width&#8221;:&#8221;16&#8243;,&#8221;height&#8221;:&#8221;9&#8243;,&#8221;video&#8221;:&#8221;1256962&#8243;} });                              <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tiktok\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok<\/a> <span class=\"ArticlePage-articleBody-firstLetter\">h<\/span>A consulting firm with strong ties to the company was hired. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/joe-biden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">President Joe Biden<\/a> <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/white-house\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">White House<\/a> As the <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chinese government-linked<\/a> Company has <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/tiktok-spent-more-than-1-million-summer-2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Increased lobbying efforts<\/a> The ban was largely a Republican initiative. <\/p>\n<p>SKDK is a political consulting firm and public affairs organization. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/skdknick.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Agency<\/a> The founder of the company, a top Biden advisor, and former employees who fill key positions across the Biden administration was reportedly interviewed. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2023\/03\/09\/tiktok-biden-firm-dc-skdk-00086408\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hire<\/a> Based on TikTok&#8217;s past months, <i>Politico<\/i>. The top U.S. intelligence agency heads received the news. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/courage-strength-optimism\/intel-chiefs-unite-warning-threat-posed-china-owned-tiktok\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">We all gathered last week to warn about the national security risk<\/a> TikTok, China&#8217;s largest online marketplace for entertainment and information. <\/p>\n<p><b><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/courage-strength-optimism\/intel-chiefs-unite-warning-threat-posed-china-owned-tiktok\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">INTEL CHIEFS WARN TIKTOK THREAT<\/a><\/b> <\/p>\n<p>Anita Dunn (SKDK founder partner) was named a Biden senior advisor in May 2022 with the White House <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2022\/05\/05\/president-biden-announces-karine-jean-pierre-as-white-house-press-secretary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">An announcement<\/a> She would &#8220;assist in advancing the President&#8217;s policy and communications objectives.&#8221; Dunn, who is close to Biden over many years, also briefly worked in Biden&#8217;s White House early in his presidency. He played a major role in his 2020 presidential campaign. <\/p>\n<p>Dunn was informed by an anonymous source <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2022\/03\/28\/anita-dunn-biden-skdk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Telled<\/a> The <i>Washington Post<\/i> That was March 2022 &#8220;neither SKDK nor Dunn lobby or represent any clients on matters before the federal government.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Dunn&#8217;s husband Bob Bauer, a long-standing Perkins Coie veteran and long-time Democratic political fixture, was also there <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/bob-bauer-point-man-biden-classified-docs-saga\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Biden was hired late last year by the president to serve as his personal lawyer<\/a> and to make sure he responds. <u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/unvetted-hunter-biden-behind-wheel-corvette-pics-laptop\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">His burgeoning collection of classified documents is a saga<\/a><\/u>. <\/p>\n<p>Other SKDK vets are serving in the Biden White House. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/skdknick.com\/kate-berner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kate Berner<\/a>  <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legistorm.com\/person\/bio\/75234\/Herbert_M_Ziskend.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Herbie Ziskend,<\/a> They are both vice-white house communications directors. <\/p>\n<p>Numerous other ex-SKDK employees are also employed in important positions in the Biden administration. These include Pentagon deputy press secretary. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/skdknick.com\/skdknickerbocker-announces-two-key-new-hires-strategic-communications-practice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sabrina Singh<\/a> Interior Department press secretary <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.doi.gov\/pressreleases\/interior-department-announces-members-biden-harris-leadership-team\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tyler Cherry,<\/a> Assistant U.S. Trade Representative, Public Affairs <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/skdknick.com\/adam-hodge-joins-skdknickerbocker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adam Hodge<\/a> Energy Department deputy chiefs of staff <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.gov\/person\/bridget-bartol\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bridget Bartol<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>SKDK <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/skdknick.com\/skdk-congratulates-president-elect-joe-biden-and-vice-president-elect-kamala-harris\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">You are to be congratulated<\/a> Biden on November 2020&#8217;s presidential election victory. He noted that the firm was &#8220;especially proud of the role our partner Anita Dunn played in serving as senior adviser and strategist&#8221; For the race. CNBC <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2022\/08\/12\/biden-senior-advisor-anita-dunn-has-to-divest-investment-portfolio-to-avoid-conflict.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> SKDK received more than $65,000,000 from Democratic campaigns during 2020&#8217;s election cycle. This includes more than $2 million that was paid to the firm via the Biden campaign. <\/p>\n<p>The firm <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/skdknick.com\/longtime-communications-director-for-u-s-senate-majority-leader-schumer-justin-goodman-joins-skdk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Announced<\/a> In November, it hired Justin Goodman (a long-serving communications director for Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer) to serve as executive vice president for its public affairs practice in Washington. <\/p>\n<p>TikTok is available <u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/tiktok-lobbyists-gop-and-democrat-senators-congressmen-staffers\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A large lobbying team was assembled<\/a><\/u> It is made up of ex-legislators and former congressional staffers from both sides to help protect the company in times of increased scrutiny. Jamal Brown served as the Biden Defence Department&#8217;s deputy Press Secretary from February 2021 through February 2022. <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/biden-pentagon-official-joins-tiktok-amid-review-chinese-app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In late 2022, I joined TikTok to manage its communications policy in the Americas.<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>TikTok thrived in the two-plus years President Joe Biden was president. <u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/technology\/chinese-owned-tiktok-survived-and-thrived-in-first-year-of-biden-presidency-following-unsuccessful-trump-ban\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The administration of President Donald Trump failed to succeed in their efforts<\/a><\/u> To crack down on the app <\/p>\n<p>Biden officials insist that the national security review of this app is in progress. According to the National Security Council, a separate review would be conducted by the Committee on Foreign Investment. &#8220;is ongoing.&#8221; <\/p>\n<div id=\"dsk-banner-ad-g\"><\/div>\n<p>As Republicans push for the Biden administration, TikTok and ByteDance, its Chinese parent company ByteDance spent more than $1,000,000 on lobbying in the fourth quarter 2022. <u><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/restoring-america\/courage-strength-optimism\/democratic-party-embraces-chinese-owned-tiktok\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reduce your risk<\/a><\/u> TikTok data privacy and national security concerns. <\/p>\n<p>ByteDance spent $1.11million on lobbying in October through December. TikTok also reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&#8220;Read More from&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/tiktok-hires-firm-with-close-biden-ties\">TikTok signs a firm with Biden connections as Chinese company ramps-up lobbying<\/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>TikTok has hired a consulting firm with close ties to President Joe Biden\u2019s White House as the Chinese government-linked company has ramped up its lobbying efforts amid largely Republican-led efforts to ban the social media app. SKDK, a political consulting and public affairs agency whose founder is a top Biden adviser and whose former employees<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1897122,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3620,4117,5437,5425,5246,11403,4198,4754,3864,6248],"class_list":["post-1876170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-biden","tag-chinese","tag-close","tag-company","tag-firm","tag-hires","tag-lobbying","tag-ramps","tag-ties","tag-tiktok"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1876170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1876170"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1876170\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1897122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1876170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1876170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1876170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}