#shorts On 3/6/2023, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “a month ago, on February 6th, I had asked you about TikTok, whether it was a national security risk. And you had noted that there was an ongoing CFIUS review at the time. Just last week, there was a conversation about this as well. And you said that it is a, quote — or you talked about the, quote, “potential national security risk.” So, is CFIUS — just, if you could clarify: Does the White House believe that TikTok is a potential national security risk, or is that what CFIUS, when that process works itself through, will determine?

KJP: So, there’s a CFIUS investigation, so we try not to dive in too much because there is a CFIUS process that’s going — going — that’s ongoing, and we want to let that process go forward. But we have been very clear on our concerns like — with apps like TikTok. I’ve said that before. You’ve heard us say that from here. We know certain countries, including China, seek to leverage digital — digital technologies and Americans’ data in ways that can present national security risks.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/AopBGVhq84s
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