Sen. Josh Hawley accused fellow Republican Sen. Rand Paul of advocating for China’s right to spy on Americans after Mr. Paul torpedoed Mr. Hawley’s effort to pass a bill banning TikTok on Wednesday.
The Kentucky Republican said fear of China’s communism ought not cause Congress to ignore Americans’ First Amendment rights via a ban on TikTok.
Before supporting a nationwide ban on TikTok, Mr. Paul encouraged Americans to consider whether they wanted President Biden or any future president to censor information.said he was outraged by Mr. Paul’s argument in favor of TikTok being allowed to continue to operate in the U.S. “The senator from Kentucky mentions the Bill of Rights, I must’ve missed the right of Chinese governments to spy on Americans in our Bill of Rights because that’s what we’re talking about here,” Mr.Mr. Paul said he opposed communism but would not take First Amendment advice from people who did not think free speech protections extend to proponents of communism. He then warned Americans to “beware of people who peddle fear” and those who peddle half-truths.
Mr. Hawley’s legislation is not the only Senate bill proposing restrictions on TikTok, and other proposals are gaining bipartisan support.
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