a first of its kind bill to ban tiktok statewide, setting the stage for future court battles that could determine the fate in the us of the popular social media app, which is owned by china. the bill, which will now be sent to the governor s desk, specifically names tiktok as a target of the bill and a possibility of a $10,000 a day fine for a violation. earlier, i spoke to montana based tiktok influencer carly goddard, who described the platform as her livelihood. first of all, tell us what your reaction is to this move from montana lawmakers? so, i am just shocked. this is how i make my income, i am able to provide for my family, it honestly really saddens me, because i feel like there isn t really a reason, there isjust a lot more behind it. there are other social media apps children are using which they are not safe on, like they claim tiktok, you know, that they are not safe on that app. there is snapchat, there is instagram, and so many others, apps that children are us
Haystack. Did the issue of adoption, its near and dear to my heart because i have two adopt edisons. Did that come up . Yes. In the meeting . Like i said, it was the primary thing we had spoken about in the meeting. You know, thats not the premise that got them in the room, and then they started it was essentially a baitandswitch to talk about that, and everyone has basically said that in testimony already. So this is nothing new, but, you know, like i said, im now understanding it is an important issue to you and near and dear to many peoples hearts, but this was nothing that was a Campaign Issue to us. This wasnt relevant to us, and it wasnt something we were going to do anything with. Except thats not what the president said over the weekend. Trump jr. Was not pushed to explain the shifting explanations behind the story. Meanwhile, vanity fair has reporting on former Communications Director hope hicks reappearance at the president s side over the weekend, just hours before he tweete
and us presidentjoe biden toured the republic of ireland and northern ireland this week in whirlwind trip to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the good friday agreement. while there, biden emphasised the importance of peace in the region, and spent time connecting to his family s roots. joining me live to discuss these stories is former us acting assistant secretary of state susan thornton, and dave lawler, who is the world news editor at axios. great to see you both and have you on the programme. so, we have a lot of stories to talk about, but i want to talk first of all about those huge pentagon leaks that we saw, and the revelations that these leaks were carried out on the platform discord, and the man behind it. if you look at the global perspective here, how vulnerable does the us look right now, to its allies? dave, let s begin with you. right now, to its allies? dave, let s begin with you. sure, so, this was actually let s begin with you. sure, so, this was actually coming -