In trying to force a vote — a move that rarely works in the Senate, since one senator’s objection can block it — Hawley called TikTok “digital fentanyl.”
from operating in the United States, but he was blocked by a fellow Republican as lawmakers in both chambers are still trying to figure out what action, if any, is appropriate against the social media app.
His bill would block and prohibit US transactions with TikTok’s parent company, Beijing-based ByteDance Ltd., within 30 days.Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky objected to Hawley’s motion, arguing that trying to ban an app would violate the Constitution and angerJosh Hawley said the bill was to “sends the message to Communist China that you cannot buy us.
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