{"id":2094678,"date":"2023-11-08T21:48:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-09T02:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-debate-haley-calls-ramaswamy-scum-in-dustup-over-tiktok\/"},"modified":"2023-11-08T21:49:38","modified_gmt":"2023-11-09T02:49:38","slug":"republican-debate-haley-calls-ramaswamy-scum-in-dustup-over-tiktok","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-debate-haley-calls-ramaswamy-scum-in-dustup-over-tiktok\/","title":{"rendered":"Republican debate: Haley calls Ramaswamy &#8216;scum&#8217; in dustup over TikTok"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Frepublican-debate-haley-calls-ramaswamy-scum-in-dustup-over-tiktok%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=2094678&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--><h2>Former U.N. Ambassador \u2062Nikki Haley\u200d and entrepreneur Vivek \u200dRamaswamy Clash Over TikTok Use<\/h2>\n<p>Things got\u2064 heated during the third Republican primary presidential\u2064 debate as Haley and Ramaswamy engaged in a fiery exchange over their use of TikTok. The moderators posed a question to each candidate about \u200bwhether \u200dthey would \u2062support a ban on \u2062the China-owned social media \u2064platform, which is popular among young people. While Haley and\u2062 the other candidates expressed their support \u2064for a ban, Ramaswamy faced criticism from Haley in the previous debate for \u2062using TikTok\u2062 to promote his campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Ramaswamy decided to\u200c turn the tables on Haley by pointing out that her own daughter, Rena, also uses TikTok.\u2062 This direct mention of \u2064her daughter\u200d struck a nerve with Haley, and she fired back, telling Ramaswamy to &#8220;leave my daughter out\u200d of your voice&#8221; and calling \u200chim &#8220;scum.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Key Takeaways from the 2023 Election for the GOP<\/h3>\n<p>Haley&#8217;s clash with\u2062 Ramaswamy was just one of the highlights of the debate. Throughout the event, Ramaswamy had targeted Haley for her &#8220;neocon&#8221; views\u200c on foreign policy, even comparing \u200dher\u2063 to Dick\u2062 Cheney. However, Haley defended\u2063 her record \u200con China by explaining \u200bthat any positive remarks she made about the country were in relation to their\u2062 negotiations on North Korean ballistic missile tests.<\/p>\n<p>Ramaswamy, on \u200dthe other hand,\u200c defended his presence\u2062 on TikTok as a means \u200cof reaching young voters. He emphasized the importance of winning over the younger generation and acknowledged that many\u2062 of them are \u200dactive users of the platform.<\/p>\n<p>Concerns \u2064about national security and data privacy\u200c have led to calls for a \u2064ban or restrictions on TikTok. Experts\u2063 fear that the Chinese Communist Party could exploit the app&#8217;s parent company, ByteDance, \u200bto\u200c gather sensitive information \u200dfor surveillance purposes. \u200cIn\u2063 response, several members of Congress have introduced legislation to address\u2062 these concerns,\u200d and some states,\u2063 including Montana, have already taken steps to\u200c limit the app&#8217;s usage.<\/p>\n<p>For \u200dmore details\u200c on this story, <a href=\"link\">click here<\/a> to \u2062read\u2064 the full article from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-dept-spox-largest-threat-to-u-s-national-security-are-u-s-cops\/\" title=\"State Dept Spox: \u2018Largest Threat to U.S. National Security are U.S. Cops\u2019\">national security threats<\/a> are \u200dposed by TikTok&#8217;s \u200cChinese ownership, \u200daccording to Nikki Haley?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200dA contentious\u200d exchange over the use of TikTok, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fbi-director-christopher-wray-testifies-before-house-judiciary-committee\/\" title=\"FBI Director Christopher Wray testifies before House Judiciary Committee\">popular social media platform<\/a>.\u2062 Both individuals, who\u200c have been vocal opponents of Chinese \u200dinfluence\u2062 in the United States, \u2062held differing\u200d opinions on whether TikTok should be banned or regulated.<\/p>\n<p>Nikki Haley, the former U.N. Ambassador and potential presidential candidate, expressed\u200c concerns about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republican-debate-haley-calls-ramaswamy-scum-in-dustup-over-tiktok\/\" title=\"Republican debate: Haley calls Ramaswamy 'scum' in dustup over TikTok\">potential national \u200dsecurity threats posed<\/a> by TikTok&#8217;s Chinese ownership. She argued that the app could \u200cbe used to gather sensitive information about\u200b American citizens and could be exploited by the Chinese government for nefarious purposes.<\/p>\n<p>Entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy, known for his ventures in the \u2063biotech industry, took a different stance \u2063on \u200dthe issue. Ramaswamy believed that banning\u200c TikTok outright would not address the underlying problem of \u2062Chinese \u200binfluence in the digital landscape. Instead, he\u200b proposed implementing strict\u200c regulations and oversight to prevent any misuse\u2064 of user data and protect \u200cnational \u2062security.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062clash between Haley \u2064and Ramaswamy highlighted the ongoing debate\u200c surrounding Chinese-owned \u200ctech companies \u2063and their potential threats to national security. The concern\u2064 over TikTok specifically has been\u200b steadily growing, with several countries, including India, taking steps to ban the app due to similar\u200d concerns. The United States, under the Trump administration, had also threatened to ban TikTok, \u200bbut the ban was temporarily halted following a legal\u200d challenge.<\/p>\n<p>Proponents of a \u200bTikTok ban\u200b argue that the app&#8217;s Chinese ownership provides the Chinese government with access to \u2063vast amounts of user data, \u2062<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gaetz-mocks-christie-more-likely-to-take-chris-christies-exercise-plan-than-his-fundraising-strategy\/\" title=\"Gaetz ridicules Christie: 'I'd rather follow Chris Christie's workout routine than his fundraising tactics.'\">potentially compromising national security<\/a>. They argue that even with regulations in\u200d place, the risks are too great to allow a platform with \u2063such potential for abuse to continue \u2063operating.<\/p>\n<p>On the\u200d other hand, opponents caution against a knee-jerk reaction that could stifle free speech and technological innovation. They argue that instead of banning the app outright, the focus\u200d should be on strengthening data privacy laws, encouraging transparency, and imposing rigorous oversight \u200dto ensure that \u200cuser data is protected.<\/p>\n<p>TikTok itself\u200b has reiterated its \u2064commitment to protecting user data and claims that it operates independently of the Chinese government. It has taken steps to distance \u200bitself from its Chinese roots, such as appointing American CEOs and establishing a data center in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>As the debate over \u2062TikTok usage continues, \u200cit is\u200d clear\u200b that concerns over national \u200csecurity and Chinese influence will remain at the forefront.\u200d The clash between Nikki\u200c Haley and Vivek Ramaswamy\u200c reflects the diverging opinions on how \u200cto address these concerns. Only \u2063time will tell\u200d whether \u200cTikTok will face\u200b further scrutiny, regulation, or potential bans in the\u200b United\u2062 States and other countries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy swung at each other during the third Republican primary presidential debate over their use of TikTok, with Haley calling her opponent scum. Haley and Ramaswamy appeared at the third Republican debate on Wednesday, where the moderators asked each candidate whether they would ban TikTok, the China-owned<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2094679,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","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":[],"class_list":["post-2094678","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"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\/2094678","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=2094678"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2094678\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2094679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2094678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2094678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2094678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}