Former Vice President Mike Pence has expressed concerns that bipartisan efforts to compel popular social media app TikTok to sever ties with China may become entangled in presidential politics leading up to the November election. Pence, through his organization Advancing American Freedom, is leading a campaign to push a bill through Congress that would mandate TikTok to divest from Chinese-owned company Bytedance or face a ban in the U.S.
The bill, which passed the House with a bipartisan vote of 352-65, has now reached the Senate but faces uncertainties regarding its timeline and fate. Despite concerns about delays in the Senate, Pence emphasized the urgency of addressing TikTok's data collection and its potential threat to national security.
