Klobuchar, Smith consider TikTok ban as part of foreign aid package
Most Minnesota lawmakers support the bill that would require the sale of the Chinese-owned company, TikTok.
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Most Minnesota lawmakers support the bill that would require the sale of the Chinese-owned company, TikTok.
After a confidential intelligence briefing earlier this year, a bill to ban TikTok, citing national security concerns, received bipartisan support in the House of Representatives. But now, as similar legislation is being considered by the U.S. Senate, some Minnesotans are saying not so fast.
What is TikTok and why do some members of Congress want it banned? In Talking Points, Esme Murphy takes the debate local, looking on the impacts a ban could have on Minnesota businesses.