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Ted Cruz: “The statute gives the President the authority to have a 90…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Sen. Ted Cruz on TikTok, China, the Ceasefire Deal, and Much More

Published | Video Starts at 29:30

That he's talking about giving TikTok a 90 day reprieve from this band. I'm confused. This is the law. What am I missing? So look, I will say The statute gives the President the authority to have a 90 day reprieve [for TikTok]. that is written into the statute. The objective is to force a sale of TikTok. I will say TikTok arrogantly. They have had almost 300 days to do so and they've spent their time on lawfare and lobbying. (29:30–29:34)

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Asserts that the President has statutory authority to grant a 90-day reprieve for TikTok.

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