Tapper to Gretchen Whitmer: Is It Appropriate For You To Be on TikTok?

‘I get it, it’s fun’

EXCERPT:

TAPPER: “Is it appropriate for you to be on TikTok when FBI says it's a national security concern?"

WHITMER: "Let me say this. We use TikTok on one device that has nothing else on it. It is a communication tool. We don't do it because it's fun, although some people think what I put out there can be fun on occasion. My kids disagree -- "

TAPPER: "I don't buy that -- I don't buy that you don't have fun. I don't buy that you don't have fun doing TikToks."

WHITMER: "But the point is, we have it on one device that has no access to anything else, because so many people get their information that way. Whether we like it or not, that is a tool for disseminating important information. And that's how we use it. But we're always evaluating because we want to make sure that we are protecting data in Michigan. And that's why we're always evaluating. But at this point, the way we use it is secure."

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