McConnell Backs House Legislation Mandating
Chinese Parent Company Sell TikTok
Posted By: Dreadnought, 4/8/2024 5:20:41 PM
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) is throwing his weight behind bipartisan legislation designed to facilitate the sale of TikTok, separating the social-media giant from its Chinese parent company. McConnell spoke on the Senate floor Monday afternoon and expressed support for legislation passed by the House last month requiring Chinese parent company ByteDance to sell TikTok to an American buyer or face a ban. “America’s greatest strategic rival is threatening our security right here on U.S. soil in tens of millions of Americans homes,” McConnell said. “I’m speaking, of course, of TikTok.”
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The Ad That Will Win Trump the Election
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Well, not an advertisement from Trump or even an ad itself. It's a critique of Trump by a liberal that inadvertently makes the case for the former president that will appeal to a good number of people on the fence. If you watch this explainer from a liberal influencer you come away with the idea that it is a parody. It's as if she looked up the polling on all the major issues and decided to tell us that Trump will fulfill our dreams on all of them.
Restrict immigration? Check.
Deport illegals? Check.
Troops at the border? Check.
Ban gender-affirming "care" for children? Check.
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This Is the Dumbest Thing We've Heard
From a Dem Since Hank Johnson Said Guam
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Remember when Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) said he was worried about Guam tipping over?
Speaking about a potential military buildup on the Pacific island in 2010, Johnson said, "My fear is that the whole island will become so overly populated that it will tip over and capsize."
It's taken nearly 15 years for us to see a dumber comment than that from a Democrat congressman—and trust me, there have been a LOT of contenders.
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