JD Vance is ‘quarterbacking’ a deal to save TikTok, report claims Congress passed a bipartisan bill last year that would remove TikTok from American phones unless its Chinese owners sold it to a U.S. company.
Congress passed a bipartisan bill last year to remove TikTok from American phones unless its Chinese owners sold it to a U.S. company due to national security concerns.
Waltz, along with the National Security Council, has been put in charge of addressing any national security issues that may arise.
Vance has been tasked with “quarterbacking a deal to save TikTok,” one source familiar with the effort told the outlet.
This means that Vance and Waltz will examine tech, diplomatic, and national security issues as they attempt to hammer out some arrangement.