Shou Zi Chew, the CEO of Chinese-based social media app TikTok, was roundly grilled by Congress Thursday, leading to reaction from Gov. Kristi Noem.
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem sounds off on 'Hannity' after Chinese tech company's CEO gets lambasted by both sides of the aisle.TikTok executive Shou Zi Chew
On"Hannity," the program's live audience laughed heartily at Chew being lambasted by several lawmakers, including Rep. Neal Dunn, R-Fla., who asked if TikTok's parent company – Cayman Islands-incorporated Chinese tech firm ByteDance – has"spied on American citizens."the right way to describe it," Chew claimed to Dunn, leading the audience to guffaw.
Both Committee Chairwoman Cathy McMorris-Rodgers, R-Wash., and ranking member Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., expressed bipartisan agreement regarding concerns about TikTok. Noem said the CCP and other enemies are trying to spy on U.S. citizens and manipulate children through social media platforms like TikTok, as they employ algorithms to grow their influence stateside.She added that, under her governorship, South Dakota banned state contracts with certain"evil foreign governments," while also bringing up legislation to prohibit Chinese land purchases, which have caused high concern in places like neighboring North Dakota.
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