Rep. Eric Swalwell Claims He Is a No on TikTok Bill Because He’s Concerned About Free Speech

BERMAN You have a ░░░░░░░░ day I mean Congress ░░░░░░░░ a big day The ░░░░░░░░ has a big moment ░░░░░░░░ you re going to ░░░░░░░░ on this bill on ░░░░░░░░ that would require it ░░░░░░░░ sever ties with with ░░░░░░░░ which is the Chinese ░░░░░░░░ that owns it Many ░░░░░░░░ look at this as ░░░░░░░░ TikTok potential ban in ░░░░░░░░ United States How will ░░░░░░░░ vote on this Swalwell ░░░░░░░░ I don t like ░░░░░░░░ on speech John and ░░░░░░░░ know look I don ░░░░░░░░ like the Republican book ░░░░░░░░ I don t like ░░░░░░░░ bans on bodies that ░░░░░░░░ have put in place ░░░░░░░░ the country And I ░░░░░░░░ to find ways you ░░░░░░░░ to to better you ░░░░░░░░ restrict the use of ░░░░░░░░ without you know taking ░░░░░░░░ a platform that so ░░░░░░░░ small businesses rely upon ░░░░░░░░ and so many young ░░░░░░░░ you know use to ░░░░░░░░ And this would do ░░░░░░░░ to look at other ░░░░░░░░ media companies and you ░░░░░░░░ and their data So ░░░░░░░░ I just I don ░░░░░░░░ like bans and speech ░░░░░░░░ so it s going ░░░░░░░░ be hard to support ░░░░░░░░ one BERMAN So you ░░░░░░░░ a no vote on ░░░░░░░░ which interestingly for you ░░░░░░░░ you in the same ░░░░░░░░ as Donald Trump Swalwell ░░░░░░░░ it looks like a ░░░░░░░░ who was invested in ░░░░░░░░ has gotten to Donald ░░░░░░░░ if you follow this ░░░░░░░░ think my reasoning is ░░░░░░░░ around speech and you ░░░░░░░░ small business protection But ░░░░░░░░ I understand people are ░░░░░░░░ to come down differently ░░░░░░░░ this But I I ░░░░░░░░ there s better ways ░░░░░░░░ go at this than ░░░░░░░░ do something that China ░░░░░░░░ If you want to ░░░░░░░░ about you know who ░░░░░░░░ things China bans things ░░░░░░░░ s a place where ░░░░░░░░ don t have rights ░░░░░░░░ I just don t ░░░░░░░░ to do anything that ░░░░░░░░ even remotely like China ░░░░░░░░ You have no concerns ░░░░░░░░ China s potential influence ░░░░░░░░ TikTok Swalwell I I ░░░░░░░░ and that s why ░░░░░░░░ think we need to ░░░░░░░░ you know monitor that ░░░░░░░░ you know essentially pulling ░░░░░░░░ plug on a a ░░░░░░░░ that so many small ░░░░░░░░ and young people are ░░░░░░░░ upon just seems like ░░░░░░░░ binary choice And there ░░░░░░░░ other ways you know ░░░░░░░░ address that issue without ░░░░░░░░ know taking this away ░░░░░░░░ so many people you ░░░░░░░░ who use it for ░░░░░░░░ livelihood And again the ░░░░░░░░ of the Union by ░░░░░░░░ way you know the ░░░░░░░░ people saw the State ░░░░░░░░ the Union largely through ░░░░░░░░ So it s a ░░░░░░░░ where they are receiving ░░░░░░░░ And I I think ░░░░░░░░ should just be very ░░░░░░░░ if we re going ░░░░░░░░ get in the way ░░░░░░░░ how people are receiving ░░░░░░░░