President Joe Biden has “concerns” about TikTok, said White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on March 1.
When asked during the White House press briefing if the White House sees the application as a threat to national security, Jean-Pierre answered in the affirmative. TikTok has come under fire from both sides of the aisle over national security concerns as the application’s parent company, ByteDance, has ties with the Chinese Communist regime.
“Well, we have said that we have concerns about the app. And that’s why we have called on Congress to act and include … how China is trying to collect the privacy of Americans in a way … it can present national security risks,” she said….}