Eugene Daniels: Biden, the DNC Don’t Have an Answer if They’ll Be Using TikTok For 2024

SANDERS Look I think ░░░░░░░░ of the most bipartisan ░░░░░░░░ if not the most ░░░░░░░░ issue in this Congress ░░░░░░░░ in fact the issue ░░░░░░░░ China And when we ░░░░░░░░ about China I think ░░░░░░░░ also extends to TikTok ░░░░░░░░ So we are actually ░░░░░░░░ bipartisan support for crackdown ░░░░░░░░ TikTok Folks should know ░░░░░░░░ is owned by the ░░░░░░░░ company ByteDance Proposals have ░░░░░░░░ from enhanced security to ░░░░░░░░ outright ban of TikTok ░░░░░░░░ first off all are ░░░░░░░░ on TikTok HEYE I ░░░░░░░░ not Laughter SANDERS You ░░░░░░░░ not Okay I am ░░░░░░░░ TikTok I didn t ░░░░░░░░ on TikTok until I ░░░░░░░░ out of government because ░░░░░░░░ and campaign life because ░░░░░░░░ was not something it ░░░░░░░░ something we were advised ░░░░░░░░ to be on What ░░░░░░░░ you think about this ░░░░░░░░ assault if you will ░░░░░░░░ TikTok HEYE Well it ░░░░░░░░ not just Capitol Hill ░░░░░░░░ we re seeing is ░░░░░░░░ Democratic governors Republican governors ░░░░░░░░ re able to control ░░░░░░░░ they can control which ░░░░░░░░ your government device if ░░░░░░░░ are state employee In ░░░░░░░░ states Republican and Democratic ░░░░░░░░ are saying You can ░░░░░░░░ put this on there ░░░░░░░░ we know that there ░░░░░░░░ no way that any ░░░░░░░░ Republican or Democrat can ░░░░░░░░ too anti China so ░░░░░░░░ s a very safe ░░░░░░░░ for them to go ░░░░░░░░ they can talk about ░░░░░░░░ bipartisan things even if ░░░░░░░░ re not doing those ░░░░░░░░ other issues where there ░░░░░░░░ a whole lot of ░░░░░░░░ for Republicans and Democrats ░░░░░░░░ work together on a ░░░░░░░░ of issues that may ░░░░░░░░ be making the front ░░░░░░░░ these days SANDERS You ░░░░░░░░ look young folks are ░░░░░░░░ this show honey They ░░░░░░░░ watching it on the ░░░░░░░░ as well on Mondays ░░░░░░░░ new episodes There are ░░░░░░░░ 80 million people who ░░░░░░░░ a TikTok account My ░░░░░░░░ anchor PA now writing ░░░░░░░░ associate producer says she ░░░░░░░░ a lot of things ░░░░░░░░ TikTok How can you ░░░░░░░░ put the genie back ░░░░░░░░ the bottle Ameshia CROSS ░░░░░░░░ absolutely don t think ░░░░░░░░ There needs to be ░░░░░░░░ precautions obviously because we ░░░░░░░░ of Chinese engagement there ░░░░░░░░ as much as we ░░░░░░░░ attention to that Chinese ░░░░░░░░ balloon I don t ░░░░░░░░ there s enough attention ░░░░░░░░ paid to the fact ░░░░░░░░ we re giving our ░░░░░░░░ via TikTok Right now ░░░░░░░░ your point Symone there ░░░░░░░░ millions of people who ░░░░░░░░ to TikTok for their ░░░░░░░░ news for their clips ░░░░░░░░ their understanding of politics ░░░░░░░░ policy for culture I ░░░░░░░░ not sure you can ░░░░░░░░ that SANDERS My sister ░░░░░░░░ law I asked her ░░░░░░░░ some recommendations for my ░░░░░░░░ girlfriend s bachelorette party ░░░░░░░░ was like You want ░░░░░░░░ to send you the ░░░░░░░░ links I m like ░░░░░░░░ my goodness It s ░░░░░░░░ It s everywhere So ░░░░░░░░ is the solution Anything ░░░░░░░░ the White House DANIELS ░░░░░░░░ I mean when you ░░░░░░░░ the White House about ░░░░░░░░ because they have a ░░░░░░░░ campaign coming we ve ░░░░░░░░ asking them is President ░░░░░░░░ going to be using ░░░░░░░░ The DNC uses TikTok ░░░░░░░░ they don t have ░░░░░░░░ great answer at this ░░░░░░░░ on that because they ░░░░░░░░ also trying to figure ░░░░░░░░ out They know that ░░░░░░░░ need to use it ░░░░░░░░ it s something they ░░░░░░░░ about reaching people and ░░░░░░░░ you know this going ░░░░░░░░ where the people are ░░░░░░░░ people where they are ░░░░░░░░ And people are on ░░░░░░░░ Well TikTok today it ░░░░░░░░ to fight another day ░░░░░░░░ Daniels Ameshia Cross Doug ░░░░░░░░ thank you all very ░░░░░░░░ for such a spirited ░░░░░░░░