#shorts On 3/22/2023, a reporter asked White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “And then your second-favorite topic, which is TikTok. I —

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: TikTok is the topic today.

Reporter: This is — this is without — without getting into —

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Okay.

Reporter:— the CFIUS process or any —

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Yes.

Reporter:— of the sensitivities there. There’s a new poll that says that a majority of daily TikTok users oppose banning the social media app. And so I’m just wondering, as this administration has talked about the national security concerns around this app — and this is really a communications question — does the President need to do a better job of explaining to Americans, explaining to TikTok users why this app represents such a national security concern?

MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Look, our job is to make sure — and the President’s job is to make sure that Americans, when it comes to national security, is protected. We’ve been very clear about that. We’ve been very explicit about our concerns with the app. Again, there’s a CFIUS review.

We understand. We understand the popularity of TikTok. That is something — we get that. But the President’s job is to make sure, again, that their — Americans’ national security is protected as well.

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/jliOSe0Vp3Q
President need to do a better job of explaining why TikTok represents such a national security concern?