new york post report A bipartisan effort to sell TikTok from its Chinese-owned parent company, ByteDance, included a move that could help Democrats in the 2024 presidential election, officials said.
The bill, passed last week as part of a $95 billion foreign aid package, gives TikTok nine months to break away from Chinese-owned ByteDance or face an outright ban in the US. Become. However, the deadline can be extended by up to one year at the discretion of the President.
Although the bill is bipartisan, it would allow Democrats to use TikTok to leverage voters throughout the 2024 presidential election. Social media’s huge presence has long been used by Democrats to reach out to young voters.
President Biden’s team has actively engaged with large TikTok users to spread political messages. And the Biden-Harris campaign’s TikTok account, called Biden-Harris HQ, is all that and more. Number of followers: 300,000.
Democrats seemed to be hoping for a possible extension. Use of TikTok for purposes other than presidential electionsthe president had only granted a six-month extension, given that a previous bill proposing a ban on TikTok failed.
Republicans are now claiming that Democrats will take advantage of the changes heading into the election.
“They’ll use it as a political tool. It’s very useful.” [Democrats]” said Congressman Jeff Van Drew. “Millions of young people have committed to this plan and are extremely loyal.”
“They wanted another bite of the apple. There’s no reason they can’t sell within six months.”
The paper said a second Republican suggested “a theory that some have called a conspiracy.” . . Joe Biden wants to give his Chinese friends who influence ByteDance a chance to help him in November. ”
Other House insiders suggested the real problem was in the Senate. Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who supported banning TikTok, faced fierce opposition from fellow Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell.
cantwell said: “I am very pleased that Speaker Johnson and the House leadership have taken up my proposal to extend the ByteDance divestiture period from six months to one year. The sale period needs to be extended to give buyers enough time to complete their transactions, and I support this latest bill.”
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