President Joe Biden has “concerns” about TikTok, said White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on March 1.
When asked during the White House press briefing if the White House sees the application as a threat to national security, Jean-Pierre answered in the affirmative. TikTok has come under fire from both sides of the aisle over national security concerns as the application’s parent company, ByteDance, has ties with the Chinese Communist regime.