#shorts On 3/8/2023, a reporter asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, “And then, on this new bill relating to TikTok, the administration has now thrown its support behind this RESTRICT Act that would give the administration new powers to restrict or ban TikTok in the U.S. Why did the administration decide that now was the time for congressional action?

And more broadly, what’s the strategy here? Is there frustration with the status of the talks between TikTok and CFIUS? And is this aimed at giving negotiators more leverage?

KJP: … you know, we got to make sure that there’s a comprehensive way, an effective way to address this issue.

Reporter: Are you still hoping that an agreement can be reached between CFIUS and TikTok, or are you now looking to act unilaterally based on these new authorities?

KJP: I — look, we’ve talked about — we’ve talked about there was a CFIUS, you know, review on this, and we’re going to let that review continue and continue to foc- — let them continue to focus on their work. But we’ve also said that we were going to work with Congress closely, and this is what you’re seeing …

other clips of this published longer video is here: https://youtu.be/7aPofNI3lsk
Q: Why now was the time for congressional action? frustration between TikTok and CFIUS?