Dan Pfeiffer, a former senior adviser to President Obama, said Republicans are engaging in 'bad faith BS' with their push to ban TikTok and suggested this is a trap for President Biden.
CBSs Margaret Brennan pressed John Kirby on President Bidens "hypocritical" TikTok appearances during "Face the Nation" on Sunday as the government considers banning the Chinese-owned app. said Republicans targeting TikTok is"bad faith BS," the latest in a string of Democrats downplaying or defending the popular social media app amid Chinese espionage fears.
"The Republicans see the issue as a win-win," Pfeiffer tweeted."If Biden doesn't ban TikTok, they can paint him as soft on China. If Biden does ban TikTok, he risks alienating the young voters who put him over the top in 2020. Per usual from the GOP, it's bad faith BS." Pfeiffer's comments follow several other Democrats rushing to TikTok's defense. New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez took to the app on Saturday and came out against a ban.
"I think it's important to discuss how unprecedented of a move this would be," she continued."The United States has never before banned a social media company from existence, from operating in our borders, and this is an app that has over 150 million Americans on it." also held a press conference on Capitol Hill last week defending TikTok. During the gathering, New York Rep.
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