#shorts On 3/16/2023, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “The NSA Director General has called TikTok a “loaded gun” because so many Americans rely on it both for social media and its — they get their news from TikTok. Does the President, does the administration agree with that assessment?

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: I’m just not going to get ahead of any — any comments that’s been made on TikTok at this time. Again, CFIUS is looking at — is doing a review. We’re going to let them do their review. We’ve been clear about our concerns — express our concerns with the software …

Reporter: Let me try it this way: Does the President think that Americans should be on TikTok?

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Again, I’m not going to — I’m not going to speak to — to that. What I can speak to is what the President believes that he needs to do, which is making sure that the safety and privacy of Americans are protected. And he’ll speak to that. But I’m not going to speak to actions that the American people should take or not take.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/Tr5EvjsjUa4
KJP Won’t Say If Biden Thinks Americans Should Use Chinese App TikTok