People Are Dragging Nancy Pelosi For Her Cringey Comments About TikTok
Today, the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to require the sale of TikTok to a US company or force an outright ban.
HUGE: new TikTok bill aimed at getting ByteDance to sell the company or otherwise face a ban just PASSED in the House, 352-65 pic.twitter.com/XYCr6rgJEl
— Sapna Maheshwari (@sapna) March 13, 2024
C-SPAN / Via Twitter: @sapna
And, yeah, people are fightin' mad!
The TikTokers are at the Capitol pic.twitter.com/PcDD01y2x3
— Andrew Solender (@AndrewSolender) March 13, 2024
One clip in particular from the hearing is going viral showing Nancy Pelosi addressing the House.
Here's the clip:
"This is not an attempt to ban TikTok. It's an attempt to make TikTok better. Tic-Tac-Toe. A winner. A winner."-- Rep. Pelosi pic.twitter.com/ExkX6bxz0O
— Howard Mortman (@HowardMortman) March 13, 2024
C-SPAN / Via Twitter: @HowardMortman
As you can see, she says, "This is not an attempt to ban TikTok. It's an attempt to make TikTok better. Tic-tac-toe. A winner. A winner."
Which, like, what????
Most people are equally confused.
girl what??~€#€% pic.twitter.com/g9qsBnEMBY
— Brooklyn (@bklynb4by) March 13, 2024
C-SPAN / Via Twitter: @bklynb4by
A few people like what she had to say.
I love me some Nancy pelosi 💅 pic.twitter.com/h2zwdlnF67
— your mother is low budget (@Bravotvpoll) March 13, 2024
C-SPAN / Via Twitter: @Bravotvpoll
But most people are like, "What the hell are they even doing in Congress anymore?!"
We just need to hit the factory reset button on the entire government https://t.co/ef5Ohp75Uw pic.twitter.com/kGY3tTch3A
— 🥀Looking Good Joker🥀 (@Datyelloboi) March 13, 2024
C-SPAN / Via Twitter: @Datyelloboi
This person said, "not a single human under the age of 50 in that room, i promise you that."
not a single human under the age of 50 in that room, i promise you that. https://t.co/Lz8xI7I4ki pic.twitter.com/lqFyjJ6u6X
— liv🍄 (@luvclorinde) March 13, 2024
Bravo / C-SPAN / Via Twitter: @luvclorinde
"Every day, politicians continue to stupefy me with how out-of-touch and fundamentally useless they are," another person said.
Every day, politicians continue to stupefy me with how out-of-touch and fundamentally useless they are. https://t.co/tJYNt8TZUh
— DEJ #BlackLivesMatter #TransRights #FreePalestine (@DawsonEJoyce) March 13, 2024
Bravo / C-SPAN / Via Twitter: @DawsonEJoyce
The overall sentiment is that of surprise: "These are the people that make major decisions for us as a country."
These are the people that make major decisions for us as a country https://t.co/7zYsnbnER9 pic.twitter.com/8u7cbKeZ0e
— Ize (@Ize202) March 13, 2024
CSPAN / Via Twitter: @Ize202
The bill will now go to the Senate, where its future is up in the air.
I guess let's see what Congress does next.*
*Probably nothing.