Why Democrats Are Flipping on TikTok

Punchbowl News: “Democrats thought they’d be able to back the Chinese government into a corner with legislation forcing the sale of TikTok, dodging national security concerns as well as any backlash from their political base.”

“Their gambit may have backfired.”

“Top Hill Democrats are engineering an eleventh-hour push to stave off the looming shutdown of the popular social media platform, despite having largely backed the 2024 law that gave Chinese-owned ByteDance until Sunday to divest from TikTok.”

“In an unusual alliance, Democrats are siding with President-elect Donald Trump while congressional Republicans have no qualms about letting TikTok go dark.”