GOP Senators Clash Over TikTok Ban, Citing Pro-Hamas Content on Senate Floor

Two Republican senators have had another disagreement on whether TikTok should be banned in the United States amid security concerns about the app.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) speaks during the Faith and Freedom Road to Majority conference at Hilton in Washington on June 23, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Sens. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) have clashed on the Senate floor over a bill to ban the use of social media app TikTok in the United States.

In January, Sen. Hawley introduced the No TikTok on United States Devices Act to prohibit TikTok from operating in the United States. The bill would also ban commercial activity with TikTok’s China-based parent company, ByteDance.