… 2019 and I was reluctant to believe, but as chairman of the Intelligence Committee, I have seen the power of this app to be a propaganda tool that's frankly unmatched. Congress 80% passed a law that says we don't want to get rid of TikTok, we just want to force a sale. So the algorithm would end up in non Chinese hands, a fairly low bar. I think the Biden administration, they should have pushed the negotiations quicker. (02:56–03:03)
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