Ed Markey: ‘If [Elon Musk’s] Considering Doing to TikTok What He Did to Twitter, That Would Be Absolutely Terrible’

KEILAR OK So our ░░░░░░░░ Elect Trump told our ░░░░░░░░ Brown quote you re ░░░░░░░░ to see what I ░░░░░░░░ going to do and ░░░░░░░░ he s going to ░░░░░░░░ be making the decision ░░░░░░░░ whether to reverse the ░░░░░░░░ You re familiar though ░░░░░░░░ where he is on ░░░░░░░░ and it does seem ░░░░░░░░ he is inclined to ░░░░░░░░ you feel like there ░░░░░░░░ that breathing room already ░░░░░░░░ Well it s heading ░░░░░░░░ that direction but I ░░░░░░░░ t know That s ░░░░░░░░ we need more time ░░░░░░░░ OK So then Markey ░░░░░░░░ need more time in ░░░░░░░░ to do this By ░░░░░░░░ way there was no ░░░░░░░░ on the Senate floor ░░░░░░░░ was no expert evidence ░░░░░░░░ was ever presented This ░░░░░░░░ happened in a must ░░░░░░░░ bill and the language ░░░░░░░░ stuck in So we ░░░░░░░░ never actually had the ░░░░░░░░ discussion about what all ░░░░░░░░ the options are KEILAR ░░░░░░░░ and certainly the Biden ░░░░░░░░ felt that there was ░░░░░░░░ national security imperative here ░░░░░░░░ lot of experts believe ░░░░░░░░ to be the case ░░░░░░░░ is a discussion that ░░░░░░░░ been going on certainly ░░░░░░░░ years at least this ░░░░░░░░ There s a 90 ░░░░░░░░ issue of a 90 ░░░░░░░░ reprieve though that that ░░░░░░░░ t necessarily solve the ░░░░░░░░ of finding a buyer ░░░░░░░░ it s a very ░░░░░░░░ way for a company ░░░░░░░░ spin off right To ░░░░░░░░ that kind of deadline ░░░░░░░░ Elon Musk has been ░░░░░░░░ as one possibility Would ░░░░░░░░ be acceptable to you ░░░░░░░░ There was a very ░░░░░░░░ offer put on the ░░░░░░░░ just last week by ░░░░░░░░ Liberty to purchase TikTok ░░░░░░░░ Musk may be interested ░░░░░░░░ may be interested but ░░░░░░░░ need more time in ░░░░░░░░ to find out Now ░░░░░░░░ Elon Musk obviously KEILAR ░░░░░░░░ he be OK Markey ░░░░░░░░ if he s considering ░░░░░░░░ to TikTok what he ░░░░░░░░ to Twitter that would ░░░░░░░░ absolutely terrible And so ░░░░░░░░ s not necessarily however ░░░░░░░░ the outcome is going ░░░░░░░░ be No one knows ░░░░░░░░ the outcome is going ░░░░░░░░ be because we haven ░░░░░░░░ had the time to ░░░░░░░░ the discussion to have ░░░░░░░░ of the negotiations including ░░░░░░░░ TikTok So we can ░░░░░░░░ in speculation about what ░░░░░░░░ happen and there are ░░░░░░░░ options There are many ░░░░░░░░ ways to solve this ░░░░░░░░ But until we get ░░░░░░░░ extra time until we ░░░░░░░░ TikTok alive for the ░░░░░░░░ million Americans who are ░░░░░░░░ community right now then ░░░░░░░░ don t have any ░░░░░░░░ to provide for that ░░░░░░░░ TikTok, to continue operation.”