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Mike Pence supports TikTok ban, accuses China of ‘poisoning’ children’s minds
The Washington Times ^ | Saturday, March 9, 2024 | Alex Miller

Posted on 03/09/2024 11:16:54 AM PST by MinorityRepublican

Former Vice President Mike Pence urged Congress to pass legislation that could ban the popular video-sharing app TikTok, arguing that the Chinese-owned company is manipulating young people.

Mr. Pence lauded the House Energy and Commerce Committee for unanimously passing the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act this week.

The legislation, which is awaiting consideration in the full House, threatens to ban TikTok unless the China-based parent company ByteDance doesn’t divest from the app.

“The era of appeasing the Chinese Communist Party is over. Politicians claiming to be ‘tough on China’ while simultaneously supporting TikTok spewing CCP-sanctioned propaganda across the world are wrong,” Mr. Pence posted Friday on X. “China is poisoning the minds of American children. Enough is enough.”

He continued, “Congress should pass legislation forcing the sale of TikTok as soon as possible, and President Biden must immediately sign it into law.”

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...


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To: Jonny7797
Parents need to do the job.

The focus should be that we need to do a better job on educating the parents. Then maybe they'll do their jobs.

21 posted on 03/09/2024 11:56:27 AM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

What needs doing is what Chinese do in China...BAN inappropriate crap


22 posted on 03/09/2024 11:58:33 AM PST by goodnesswins (The "pandemic" was never serious enough to close the US southern border.)
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To: goodnesswins

What’s inappropriate? Seriously.


23 posted on 03/09/2024 12:07:02 PM PST by CitizenUSA (Proverbs 14:34 Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a disgrace to any people.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

no excuses for your actions judas


24 posted on 03/09/2024 12:14:36 PM PST by cuz1961 (USCGR Vet, John Adams Descendant , deal with it.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

Pence is right on this point.


25 posted on 03/09/2024 12:15:50 PM PST by Reno89519 (If Biden is mentally unfit to stand trial, he is mentally unfit to be president. He needs to resign.)
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To: Reno89519

Pence is irrelevant.


26 posted on 03/09/2024 12:18:23 PM PST by nvcdl
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To: MinorityRepublican

Pence? Didn’t I see him in one of those filler spots of the kind like “Where Are They Now?” with one hit wonder group Los del Rio members who sang La Macarena-— Antonio Romero Monge, age 76 and Rafael Ruiz Perdigones age 75. Song was Number One for 14 weeks in 1996.

What was it Pence did again?


27 posted on 03/09/2024 12:18:57 PM PST by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls.)
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To: ryderann

Article II, Section 1 / Amendment 12:

The Electors shall meet in their respective states, and vote by ballot for President and Vice-President, one of whom, at least, shall not be an inhabitant of the same state with themselves; they shall name in their ballots the person voted for as President, and in distinct ballots the person voted for as Vice-President, and they shall make distinct lists of all persons voted for as President, and all persons voted for as Vice-President and of the number of votes for each, which lists they shall sign and certify, and transmit sealed to the seat of the government of the United States, directed to the President of the Senate;

The President of the Senate shall, in the presence of the Senate and House of Representatives, open all the certificates and the votes shall then be counted;


28 posted on 03/09/2024 12:19:43 PM PST by TexasGator
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To: MinorityRepublican

“Mike Pence is for banning TikTok. Joe Biden will sign the bill if it came to his desk. “

History. Trump banned TikTok. Biden revoked the ban.


29 posted on 03/09/2024 12:25:18 PM PST by TexasGator
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To: nvcdl
Pence is irrelevant.

Agreed. But someone here on FR posted him so they don't agree. On the poin ththat irrelevant Pence commented, China is poisoning American children's minds with Tik-Tok, I agree. Many others are saying the same thing.

30 posted on 03/09/2024 12:26:42 PM PST by Reno89519 (If Biden is mentally unfit to stand trial, he is mentally unfit to be president. He needs to resign.)
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To: escapefromboston

“Why just this one stupid App?”

Because it is run by the CCP.


31 posted on 03/09/2024 12:27:30 PM PST by TexasGator
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To: shanover

“He’s right as was President Trump. “

Amazing how Freeper sentiments change now that Trump is on TikTok!


32 posted on 03/09/2024 12:29:05 PM PST by TexasGator
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To: MinorityRepublican
The Chinese who own the platform don't create the content.
33 posted on 03/09/2024 12:37:56 PM PST by Salman (It's not a slippery slope if it was part of the program all along. )
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To: TexasGator

Is red China going to steal our amazing dance moves and lip syncing videos ?


34 posted on 03/09/2024 12:47:15 PM PST by escapefromboston (Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.)
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To: MinorityRepublican
He is 100% right.

Even a broken CUCK is right twice a day

35 posted on 03/09/2024 12:48:09 PM PST by Captainpaintball (America needs a Conservative DICTATOR if it hopes to survive. )
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To: TexasGator

There are dozens of leftist websites that are just as awful as anything coming out of China:

Have you read Axios lately?


36 posted on 03/09/2024 12:54:00 PM PST by cgbg ("Our democracy" = Their Kleptocracy)
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To: escapefromboston

Meta and Google are both stealing our data. EU is pretty strong with their laws on data while the U.S. is doing nothing. And yet we want to go after TikTok. Yeah, it’s not making sense.


37 posted on 03/09/2024 12:54:18 PM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: MinorityRepublican

China? I’d say we’re doing a good job poisoning our own children’s minds!


38 posted on 03/09/2024 12:55:22 PM PST by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: cgbg

WOW! SUPPORTING THE CCP!


39 posted on 03/09/2024 12:55:44 PM PST by TexasGator
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To: escapefromboston

WOW! SUPPORTING THE CCP!


40 posted on 03/09/2024 12:56:04 PM PST by TexasGator
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