TikTok Divestment Bill Moves Ahead in House as Trump Wavers

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(Bloomberg) — Legislation that would force TikTok’s Chinese parent to sell it or face a ban in the US is picking up speed in Congress, posing a dilemma for Republican lawmakers after former President Donald Trump reversed his previous stance and suggested the app shouldn’t be banned after all.

Asked if the bill would pass the House of Representatives when it comes up for a vote Wednesday as expected, Steve Scalise, the No. 2 House Republican, said, “yes it will.” Representative Bob Good, the conservative Freedom Caucus chair, said he was evaluating the bill but was leaning toward supporting it.