A Texas senator, who was a prolific user of a popular app, voted for legislation that could potentially ban the app due to national security concerns.
Allred is the delegation’s most prolific user of the app. He said he voted for the legislation because of national security concerns. His brown boots were from the brand Thursday. His navy slacks were from Bonobos. And his shirt? “Who knows?” he laughed with his wife, as he mimicked a popular trend on the app where users share their outfits of the day.
“Put on your coolest fits and head to your nearest polling place!” his caption said, encouraging Texans to vote for him in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. Eight days later and after winning the primary outright, Allred voted for legislation that could ban the app in the name of national security. The bill, called the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, would prohibit use of the app in the U.
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