Leslie Marshall: We Agree on ‘Protecting National Security,’ But TikTok Ownership Raises Concerns

RUSH TRANSCRIPT BAIER Fair ░░░░░░░░ It was Leslie President ░░░░░░░░ back in August of ░░░░░░░░ executive order addressing the ░░░░░░░░ from TikTok TikTok automatically ░░░░░░░░ vast swaths of information ░░░░░░░░ its users This data ░░░░░░░░ threatens to allow the ░░░░░░░░ communist party access to ░░░░░░░░ personal and proprietary information ░░░░░░░░ risks are real the ░░░░░░░░ States must take aggressive ░░░░░░░░ against the owners of ░░░░░░░░ to protect our national ░░░░░░░░ That is from August ░░░░░░░░ 2020 Meantime the Chinese ░░░░░░░░ interacting they are sending ░░░░░░░░ vice president to Trump ░░░░░░░░ inauguration And you know ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ And there is so ░░░░░░░░ will be one of ░░░░░░░░ delegation there inside the ░░░░░░░░ Marshall What is interesting ░░░░░░░░ we seem to all ░░░░░░░░ whether it s the ░░░░░░░░ Court Democrats and Republicans ░░░░░░░░ for Rand Paul and ░░░░░░░░ I agree with your ░░░░░░░░ we are not hearing ░░░░░░░░ about the First Amendment ░░░░░░░░ seems to agree we ░░░░░░░░ to protect our national ░░░░░░░░ I think a lot ░░░░░░░░ people I know me ░░░░░░░░ m questioning no offense ░░░░░░░░ O Leary but other ░░░░░░░░ millionaires investors and companies ░░░░░░░░ want to buy TikTok ░░░░░░░░ know what happens to ░░░░░░░░ security level there What ░░░░░░░░ to the privacy levels ░░░░░░░░ What bothers me about ░░░░░░░░ is although I think ░░░░░░░░ sound so wonderfully patriotic ░░░░░░░░ protecting our security I ░░░░░░░░ t think it s ░░░░░░░░ about that And I ░░░░░░░░ we have to look ░░░░░░░░ following the money And ░░░░░░░░ happens you know with ░░░░░░░░ ban is not just ░░░░░░░░ with national security But ░░░░░░░░ up the way for ░░░░░░░░ Not just for Americans ░░░░░░░░ own it but who ░░░░░░░░ America to own it ░░░░░░░░ billionaires those investors and ░░░░░░░░ companies Today on TikTok ░░░░░░░░ CEO of TikTok was ░░░░░░░░ the incoming president you ░░░░░░░░ I don t want ░░░░░░░░ say kissing the ring ░░░░░░░░ He will also be ░░░░░░░░ the inauguration Marshall It ░░░░░░░░ very interesting just seems ░░░░░░░░ be now almost a ░░░░░░░░ ba yah moment that ░░░░░░░░ going to be occurring ░░░░░░░░ the United States and ░░░░░░░░ when it comes to ░░░░░░░░ and that makes me ░░░░░░░░ my eyebrow at that.”