On Monday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Inside Politics,” CNN chief national security analyst Jim Schutt said he is confident that President Joe Biden “has taken all the necessary security measures.” However, he said, “President Biden will not steal data.” Biden’s use of TikTok, despite banning TikTok from government devices and warning the public of its dangers, is a sign of “cognitive dissonance” on the part of the president. “is.
host Dana Bash asked.[W]I’m not interested in the idea that he’s on TikTok, but of course the government says there’s a national security risk because of China? ”
“For years, people in the intelligence community that I know have personally told me not to be on TikTok. This is a massive data collection operation by China, and it’s not safe for your children,” Schuitt said. Please don’t let me join TikTok.” I’ve been hearing that for years. And you’ve likely heard public announcements about the connection and how exactly this works.Therefore, the president [is] Basically, they’re making a political calculation that this is a great way to reach young voters. He’s on TikTok. Of course, he is sure that he has taken all the necessary security measures to ensure that his data is not stolen due to the fact that he has a campaign account. But in terms of the message to the American people, this is a threat, but by the way, there may be some of my campaign ads, which are worth noting. ”
Bash then said, “I’m glad you said that because I want to emphasize that this is Joe Biden’s campaign.” So the federal government is not allowed to have TikTok. ”
Schutt then said, “But from a public messaging perspective, this is what we call significant cognitive dissonance.”
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