{"id":2216584,"date":"2024-04-09T14:36:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-09T18:36:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-backs-tiktok-crackdown-one-of-beijings-favorite-tools\/"},"modified":"2024-04-09T14:39:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-09T18:39:48","slug":"mcconnell-backs-tiktok-crackdown-one-of-beijings-favorite-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-backs-tiktok-crackdown-one-of-beijings-favorite-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"McConnell supports TikTok crackdown as it&#8217;s considered one of Beijing&#8217;s favored tools"},"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\">24<\/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%2Fmcconnell-backs-tiktok-crackdown-one-of-beijings-favorite-tools%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=2216584&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--><p>Senate Minority \u2063Leader Mitch McConnell urged\u200c Congress to \u2063pass a bill to ban TikTok unless its Chinese owners divest. The legislation garnered widespread support in the House with a vote of 352 in favor and 65 against. McConnell emphasized the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jen-psaki-faces-backlash-for-disgraceful-remark-appearing-to-mock-branch-of-u-s-military\/\" title=\"Jen Psaki Faces Backlash For \u2018Disgraceful\u2019 Remark Appearing To Mock Branch Of U.S. Military\">security threat posed<\/a> by TikTok,\u200c calling for urgent congressional action. Senate Minority Leader\u200b Mitch McConnell is pushing for a bill to ban TikTok unless its Chinese \u200downers divest. The House showed strong support for \u2063the\u2064 legislation with 352 votes in \u2062favor and 65 against. McConnell highlighted TikTok&#8217;s security risks, emphasizing the need for swift congressional action.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) called on Congress to pass a bill that would ban TikTok unless the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/facebook-board-upholds-trump-ban-demands-platform-clarify-standards\/\" title=\"Facebook Board Upholds Trump Ban, Demands Platform Clarify Standards\">social media platform\u2019<\/a>s Chinese owners divest from it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Kentucky Republican pushed the bill\u2019s passage in the upper chamber during a floor speech on Monday. The legislation passed the House last month with broad support inside both parties, with a final vote of 352 in favor and 65 against.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cAmerica\u2019s greatest strategic rival is threatening our security right here on U.S. soil in tens of millions of [American] homes,\u201d McConnell said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/04\/08\/mcconnell-senate-tiktok-restrict-ban\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m speaking of course of TikTok.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThis is a matter that deserves Congress\u2019 urgent attention,\u201d he continued. \u201cAnd I<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-calls-on-congress-to-give-house-passed-tiktok-bill-urgent-attention\/\" title=\"McConnell urges Congress to prioritize TikTok bill passed by the House\">\u2019ll support commonsense bipartisan steps<\/a> to take one of Beijing\u2019s favorite tools of coercion and espionage off the table.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">McConnell\u2019s comments make him the highest-profile Republican to back the House bill in the Senate. The political push to take action against TikTok began under former President Donald Trump. Congress has remained largely silent on the issue until the passage of the House bill last month.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">McConnell is in his final months as the top Republican in the Senate. He announced in February that he would step down as Senate Republican leader in November, a post he has held since 2006. The 82-year-old McConnell plans to finish out the rest of this term, which ends in January 2027.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><a href=\"https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" aria-describedby=\"sk-tooltip-9096\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/onelink.to\/dwapp&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1700760801843000&#038;usg=AOvVaw2PQrVSrJfhxNb4LcARqniG\">CLICK HERE TO GET THE DAILYWIRE+ APP<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The bill\u2019s chances in the Senate remain unclear in an election year involving an issue that has driven loud opposition from younger Americans, a primary target of Democratic politicians in 2024.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/army-investigating-chaplain-who-said-transgender-people-unqualified-to-serve\/\" title=\"Army Investigating Chaplain Who Said Transgender People \u2018Unqualified To Serve\u2019\">voiced support<\/a> for action on TikTok, though he has not committed to bringing the House bill to the Senate floor. The legislation and threat to ban TikTok has generated dissent from leftists and younger voters. President Joe Biden has said he would sign the legislation if it reaches his desk.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">More libertarian-leaning Republicans have also resisted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/witness-confirms-voting-machines-connected-to-internet-while-testifying-before-ga-senate-subcommittee-on-elections\/\" title=\"Witness confirms voting machines connected to internet while testifying before GA. senate subcommittee on elections\">taking action<\/a> against the Chinese-owned social media platform. Trump opposes the bill because he says taking action against TikTok would empower Facebook.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell urged Congress to pass a bill banning TikTok unless its Chinese owners divest. The Kentucky Republican championed the bill in a Monday floor speech. 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