'Are There TikTok Employees... Who Are Members Of The Chinese Communist Party?' Hawley Grills Exec

At Wednesday's Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) questioned TikTok COO Vanessa Pappas over whether any employees were affiliated with the CCP, citing a Forbes report.
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[@mkhud50n]

“We BELIEVE we have the strictest controls…” There’s that plausible deniability excuse once again.

[@danparish1344]

Every sentence has plausible deniability and “technically the truth” written into it ahead of time.

[@Habib_Osman]

Ok, you make that sound as crooked as possible. A well crafted answer takes all details into account, including ones own assumptions. You can pitch what she said as a crafty lie, but also as a means to be as honest as possible. If you would be 100% honest, your answer would take Very long too. If it doesn't, you would be leaving stuff out, the answer would be incomplete and if someone catches such a flaw, they could say you were lying by omission. Do you see what im sayin? Answering questions truthfully isn't as simple as you made it sound.

[@screwgoogle4993]

@@Habib_Osman that is such a pathetic cope

[@Habib_Osman]

@@screwgoogle4993 Its absolute truth. Any true answer takes long because it takes everything into account. What did you not understand about that? Seems cut and dry to me.

[@freesanima]

@@Habib_Osman"- Answering questions truthfully isn't as simple as you made it sound.-"... Sorry to tell you Sr. but it's very simple when the answer requested is a "Yes" or a "No"... Later on elaborations may or may not be requested and/or offered by interested party.

[@mollytremblay1396]

No one ever wants to answer yes ot no! TicToc should be shut down for US safety. She was skirting every question.

[@sarahjordan7804]

Yes!!! Shut that crap down!!!

[@chikachika1058]

Dont like Tiktok dont use it..Stop crying MAGAturd....

[@janierocampbell459]

Be for real, they already have it. #Dontusetiktok

[@johna.anderson922]

What kind of safety? From what? What are you scared of? I mean, I can agree on the fact that is dumbing down people's minds, just like US born Facebook and Instagram, but other than that what are you scared of? Your country is a laughingstock already, your electoral process a joke (no ID's, voting machines, gerrymandering, corruption, etc.), three letter agencies that work on every single social platform with Amazon and MS that have contracts with them modifying your behaviour. What are you scared of? That they force you to like them?

[@jds1275]

What's really sad is the difference between the algorithm in the US and China. We get things that cause mental illness and addiction in the US and China gets science, engineering and educational videos. TikTok is 5generational warfare on the US by the CCP. There is no company in China that isn't an extension of the CCP and Chinese military under the policy of civil/military fusion.

[@brucemackenzie4952]

Her unwillingness to answer is all you need to know.

[@generalofwar6027]

Why do you think it's reasonable to expect her to know what possibly thousands of employees she's never met do in the privacy of their own homes?

[@Vyz3r]

@@generalofwar6027 You sound like her. You're not understanding the questions. You CCP trolls need to go away. Everyone who's reading this, this is a CCP account and it making an excuse for this security threat is proof of that.

[@generalofwar6027]

. I completely understand the question he wants to know on an individual level if there's anybody in a thousand of employees global organization who is affiliated with the CCP she can't possibly know if they are or not or if they jack off in their own bedroom it's not possible for probably 99% of the employers on her for some lady in management to know what people do in the privacy of their own home and the fact that you would expect her to know that makes you $&_$-

[@royrodriguez1978]

Would they report it they are doing something that is against the security of the information they do have access to. He kept asking a question that was yes or no. She understood the question. She could have said I don't understand the question.

[@FirstLast-yc9lq]

@@generalofwar6027 Because she's working for an international company with ties globally and seeing as how China has not only bought data from said companies, but has also spied on us through similar things in the past - it's an issue of public security. I mean, you nerds do realize that we've had CCP members literally fucking politicians and big tech CEOs in attempts to bring information back to their homes, yes?

[@scottscott6794]

This woman knows every inch of what the company is doing and what she is doing for the company.

[@kevinrohlandt9916]

And clearly being paid a fortune to defend that stance..... I hope she gets held accountable when the receipts are presented.....and I truly hope it comes to light.... and HER entire management that she fronts....

[@tab3672]

She is, if not a communist, she is a communist sympathizer and relates to chairman moa's little red book. She probably has one on her desk

[@krakulandia]

She's literally committing an act of treason.

[@bartholomew5947]

S

[@JeddieT]

I loved it when Josh Hawley answered one of her responses: “I’ll assume that’s a _yes.”_

[@donnaturner4795]

and she didn't rebutt...

[@generalofwar6027]

Can either of you under oath confirm or deny if there is anyone affiliated with the CCP that works for the same company you work at?

[@ffftful]

@@generalofwar6027 no but then again then that's not my job I'm just an employee but I'd hope my employer makes sure nobody is if we're working with sensitive data that other countries want

[@Vyz3r]

@@ffftful Don't bother replying to this account. It's a CCP troll.

[@davidgraham6781]

Mr Hawley is reeling her in..lol 🤣😂 brilliant. She is a disgrace.

[@jackhartmann1084]

We will be paying for the detrimental effects of TikTok for decades. Absolute cyst on our productivity.

[@leannedeco9484]

Cyst? A cancer.

[@pmf026]

you will be paying for putting women in charge.

[@astronemir]

It's destructive on our culture and has destroyed teen girls self image even more than myspace, facebook, and instagram, which were all at least somewhat limited in how widely teenager girls posts are shared. In Tik-Tok the posts are global by default, in video format and very revealing. It's horrible for them. Their faces then get farmed to allow the CCP to hunt down and cleanse undesirables from their society, and beyond, using facial recognition, thanks the the billions of hours of high quality and well lit selfie video of their faces from all angles gen-Z has put up for harvesting by the CCP. So it's not enough that they are destryoing their own lives but they are giving vast power to the hands of a corrupt regime which uses that power to target anyone critical of it, even across the Western world. Sending agents to locations which they get tagged at and using their facial recognition technology and security-black-hole IoT devices and webcams to keep a breast of these people.

[@dylonjackson5081]

No a cyst or cancer forms naturally. This is psychological warfare. It's intentional. It's poison. They are straight up using it to poison our society.

[@theemeraldfox7779]

Well why is this a surprise! Millennials are dumb as a box of rocks!

[@sportsfaninternational1614]

"We have the STRICTEST security systems." So said EVERY entity that has been hacked!

[@jesavino1255]

A liar

[@philyeary8809]

They are on the same lame team$.

[@dracofalconis7865]

Company: Our systems are the SECUREST!!! Hackers: oh? Shit, someone hold my drink.

[@itsabouttthattime]

She said "we BELIEVE we have" even😂 she knows she doesnt

[@ShaggyRogers1]

She said that while also acting like master admin accounts aren't a thing. Instead of trying to say that no one in the CCP would have access to said accounts, she claimed that they don't exist. The problem on that front is that the systems kind of need for those accounts to exist just to function......

[@janicelee4534]

This woman, Vanessa Pappas, resigned this summer. Good riddance.

[@mgoblue0970]

I have a feeling she was disgusted with what was going on to resign.

[@johnbender5356]

LOOK AT HER,,, she is literally talking out of the side of her face

[@WillCamx]

She's definitely talking out of her ass.

[@denisehenry3427]

@Com K yes she is hiding those secrets documents Trump stole from the White house.

[@foxtrotjulietbravo5536]

@The Greenish Knight - One invariably works better than the other though. ;)

[@mobucks555]

haha SPOT ON! YOU NAILED IT!

[@lambertsaldi1550]

The hole where the sun doesn't Shine period!! Vote Red, Red, Red vote Red period folks!!

[@brendaarnold8485]

She said that no one up there can tell you if an employee is a member of the ccp. They are not allowed to tell you.

[@manfrombritain6816]

what would you do if an exec of a company was asked if any of their employees were republicans and they said "I can't tell you that"? why should an exec know the political affiliations of all employees, shouldn't that be private?

[@shlongbongchewy]

​@@manfrombritain6816 That question was a setup for asking if any members of the CCP havr accessed US citizen user data. She claims to not know party affiliation so therefore see cannot say CCP members have not accessed user data without being caught in a lie.

[@BeckyTison]

We should know their affiliation and we have every right to

[@BeckyTison]

Anyone who has a member ship in the CCP as part of a very small and elite group of only 20 million. Their first and foremost loyalty is to the Chinese communist party and they will sell out their employer and sell out the customer and sell out anyone to answer to the Chinese communist party first and foremost

[@BeckyTison]

Toronto is owned by CCP

[@ericmcnellis1190]

She wont answer the question... Thus she is saying that there is.

[@cuongphan2020]

IS SHE AMERICAN ?? IF YES ,....SHE IS NOT LOVE HER COUNTRY !! ..SHE LOVER $$$$$$$$$$$

[@urmomssancho]

@@cuongphan2020 I got yoda flashbacks

[@illdree]

@@cuongphan2020 if she is American then ofc she only loves money:P also she sounds Australian to me

[@cuanmccarogher180]

Duh

[@jesavino1255]

A liar

[@jerrileelewisSaelor]

Thank you so much for trying to get her to answer your questions, that was awesome, keep up the great work 😊 God bless you and your work!

[@MexicoAdventurer]

That's infuriating. He asked the same question 16 ways and she refused to answer at all. *UNTIL* she slipped and used the word "OVERT." That told the whole story.

[@kaczmareklives4ever378]

Right, and Hawley was ALL over that.

[@williamstonesmith7971]

That answer certainly tells us that there is a huge covert operation going on with tic-tic in the USA. That’s why Trump wanted it out of here -

[@GDaddyTx]

Get em Sen Hawley. She thought she could baffle you with BS, but she thought wrong. 😂😂😂

[@jesavino1255]

Another phoney and BSer

[@bryanbrett8943]

Yep

[@Charles-tp7dp]

She is a dirt bag in my south web opoion

[@ghostwalkerairsofttech1947]

being a lawyer means never asking the questions you dont already know the answer. GET EM HAWLEY!!

[@heavenabove579]

Wasted time & effort for this lying witness. She is wicked.

[@donrodgers283]

She’s the shining example of why you don’t use tic-toc.

[@brkbtjunkie]

Agreed. The app doesn’t even deserve to be spelled correctly.

[@annmarie4794]

And yet, millions of idiots do!

[@stevenhoang2671]

Tim tam

[@tr702]

sic-fuxs

[@billshepard6664]

You don't answer to Congress? Sorry, you don't do business in the US. Easy Button.

[@julieanna50]

I love it when Josh Hawley questioned people when they don't want to answer.

[@ge2623]

Would you want to talk to that Missourian Tard?

[@heather-_-5040]

He ask questions he already knows the answer to.

[@larryerving4141]

He asks questions that he knows that there is no answer. This is to trying to make them look stupid, but it makes the entire hearing stupid. Asking questions that have no answer is wasting time and just plain stupid.

[@beerhorizons]

She's answering. She doesn't talk as fast as he does. I can't tell if he's modeling himself on J. JOrdan or Ted Cruz, or if he's just trying to erase the picture in our minds of him running away thru a secret side door from the capitol on Jan.6 after being all 'Yo, Men!' early in the day. The latter I think.

[@dorarobertson3608]

@@beerhorizons Doubtful that anyone wants to talk to Sen. Hawley when they are suspects in this kind of questioning and not knowing what they are actually revealing. Josh Hawley is a pro.

[@mcseforsale]

I'm a skilled admin (30 years in) and I'll tell you this....it is NOT hard to break into something and steal. The tricky part is cleaning up on your way out. THAT is the difficult part. You'd never know. This lady is out of her depth.

[@dertythegrower]

Can confirm. Upper Echelon Gaming very much proved a lot of that also... this week. As well as Mutahar someordinarygamers, and Mark Dice. And Seytonic.

[@joefatalooch8057]

@@dertythegrower Yes. People who foolish enough to use their name as an email address are open to a boat load of Trojan horses and malware. It is possible to hack any email address with those features and once the recipient opens a window, their done.

[@owenspears8662]

Idk if you've been following the recent news about TikTok but, the CCP would not have to break in or steal any data - it was recently revealed that the Head Master Admins for TikTok are all located in Bytedance in Beijing. Hawley indirectly references this damning revelation.

[@aleksandrarobertson2392]

@@dertythegrower The Human Fund. Money for people. I dare you to break through the George Costanza boudoir mega wall.

[@johna.anderson922]

You mean like US three letter agencies that work for Twitter, Facebook, Google, have contracts with MS and Amazon do routinely with everybody on earth, including their allies? They don't need to break or steal, there is a building somewhere with the phrase: "you can access here".

[@quantumleaper8396]

Missouri, thank you for Josh Hawley

[@ilibili7489]

What are you thankful for? His speed when the mob was attacking his colleagues? How he confuses two countries (Singapore and china) are the same thing because they speak the same language. Also, are you for asking political affiliation on a job application?

[@jomeszko954]

She knows the answer is yes.

[@DavidJohnson-hg1mz]

Or, as stated, she doesn’t know the political views of any of the engineers, but access is strictly controlled. Not sure what Hawley is really getting at anyway. Who cares if a ccp member watches a tik tok and knows what state it came from? This is just some paranoid bs.

[@Vzzdak]

We know she knows the answer is yes.

[@ThePresidentialTouch]

Because SHE is a member.

[@frankchris07]

Yes she does

[@generalofwar6027]

The answer is y'all are dumb She doesn't know if thousands of employees whom she's never met are affiliated with the CCP or what they do in their bedrooms at home Which is why she couldn't confirm or deny that under oath.

[@leannedeco9484]

Finally someone addressing the Chinese influence by CCP in our country.

[@smartlylever9908]

While Senator Hawley is one of those at the forefront and one of the most effective in the fight there are quite a few others. DJT was the leader who really got the ball rolling and rounded up the troops to continue. P.S. Notice how Ms. Smug's accent deteriorated from US to Aussie the more she realized her lying was being exposed. Great job Josh!

[@jiangzemin6503]

So TikTok sells the data, or Byte Dance sells the data to third parties and then it goes to the CCP? The CCP mandates the data access.

[@kryptofly]

The Chinese are buying up a lot of our farmland too, yet no one questions that. Buying America’s breadbasket and controlling it, nothing about it from the media, but that’s not unusual…..

[@Vyz3r]

@@smartlylever9908 Guys, this is a CCP troll. They're objective is to create confusion and conflict. Report and ignore them.

[@mase7557]

It reminds me of the news that came out a while ago about how the U S military ordered that all use of drones made by the Chinese company dji because of the software that had to be loaded into their computers. Either malware or spyware was found in the software. And joe biden has been shoving china at us for many years.

[@davidmclane4145]

When you can't get yes or no answers to direct questions, It's safe to assume that she is a Spin Doctor, a lawyer or a blatant liar

[@kidyubyub]

All 3 of the items listed more than likely.

[@dd929]

Yup

[@TheBluesnbob]

and a commie sympathizer

[@RRC6490]

Him: Yes or no! Her: well I can’t speak for everyone but I CAN tell you that apples are orange, oranges are green and i..we… believe that watermelons are yellow.

[@alantasman8273]

She hit the trifecta.

[@patriciahale6575]

I LOVE Josh Hawley and his style and tenacity.........GO JOSH!!!!!

[@thomassmith5067]

Personally, I am *really* not fond of Hawley... But when you're on the right side of things... Go Josh Go... ;-)

[@michaeld53]

She was baffling him with bs, but he was dazzling her with brilliance!!!

[@smithraymondearl]

Get her Senator Hawley. She doesn't want to answer directly.

[@generalofwar6027]

How the hell would she know intimate details about every single person employed where she works? Y'all are dumb

[@GodfreyJust]

Yeah, she's acting like a politician - how rude! 🤭🤣

[@davefranklin4136]

You don't need to "share data with the Chinese Government or CCP" when you're tied to Chinese companies that are owned/run by them.

[@ksandhoff1]

TIK TOK TIK YOUARE FUCKING TIME LOCK

[@gixxerboy555]

thats the reason that TikTok should be banned!

[@dano1307]

This guy is amazing. Just constantly fighting for us.

[@jaybean006]

I hope, but if nothing comes about out of this and J6 hearings etc… it may be a rouge to make it feel like someone is battling for us

[@tymz-r-achangin]

She's was a confident shyster at the beginning. Just a little ways in, she could see that she's not smart enough to make a reputable senator fall for her bullsh-t evasive tactics

[@lawrencespicer8671]

I think they know they can't, they're just lying as best as they can.

[@vivalavie5754]

She’s a lying self righteous monster.

[@astronemir]

She lost her cool in 3 minutes

[@dylonjackson5081]

These traitors should all be imprisoned for life or executed for subverting our Nation.

[@theend9494]

this is what a traitor looks like

[@blakewatson9695]

How does the FCC muchless Homeland Security NOT shut Tik Tok down?

[@jaewok5G]

you're assuming the the goals of tiktoks data harvesting are not aligned with homeland security and that depts under control of the executive branch can override decisions of cabinet level secretaries.

[@KittraKittra]

They are in cahoots.

[@leannedeco9484]

Because they are infiltrated and compromised by the CCP just as our current Administration is just as many of Democrats especially if you see their affiliation to American Communist Party that is registered here in the United States people keep thinking that Russia is the problem the bigger problem is China just look at what GSotos and KSchwab have to say about China that they will be the next dominating world power...of course they are saying that. China struck a deal with the One World Bank and has their backing now look at who are involved with the One World Bank....

[@TorMax9]

Department of "Homeland Security" is a joke. Mayorkas is a joke. They have their own agenda. Evidenced by opening wide the border to let in anyone and anything - Made-in-China fentanyl, diseases, terrorists, etc. - unchecked and without any kind of security for the national health. The only "security" they are working towards is for their own America-undermining agenda. Look at Mayorkas's 9/11 remarks - "We have to now vigorously go after "domestic terrorists."", that is, anyone who disagrees with Mayorkas's agenda, the deep state agenda, the Democrats' agenda, the Critical Race Theory taught to children agenda, the "Patriot Act" agenda, endless wars in the Middle East on behalf of Israel agenda... Talk about the tail wagging the dog...

[@jasonrichards1999]

Gotta love that kickback money. Where do you think these politicians get all their money? Kickbacks and insider trading...both highly illegal but American politics 101.

[@jamesphilip6737]

Why are these people NEVER made accountable for lying to Congress?

[@vickiemiller8795]

Right? So frustrating

[@remer9325]

The law isnt for them its for us

[@richardfraser7024]

Why don't you demand your US politicians be reprimanded for lying to you? You voted for them after all

[@1979dal]

Because Congress profits off the company

[@dontworryaboutit4733]

Because americans are too fucking scared to take action. We lost our balls and courage. America is fucking dead. 1776 except this time we lost

[@janetstitt3979]

Absolutely love this man's stand for justice and freedom in a RIGHT clearance. Thank you!

[@matronmalice9867]

The way they refuse to answer is nauseating. You are under oath. Answer the question.

[@joelbrown2625]

This is ridiculous. How can these people get away with just sidestepping the questions?

[@navelpicker]

Digital hegemony. She'll be fine.

[@dappergreens4555]

Blackmail.

[@Foxstab]

Because she's a Biden supporter and not a Trump supporter and we know which one the corrupt deep-state prefers.

[@bradburns491]

Because the democratic party won't follow up to get the answers.

[@Tryst1982]

I've watched my fair share of hearings and committee meetings like this one. It's not just her. Literally everyone on both sides are verbally positioning one another regardless of any wrong doing or innocence. Its amazing to watch the world being run on a bunch of people saying nothing while talking over one another.

[@teribennett5619]

Very good senator! You are very talented at getting to the truth. I thank you, and the American 🇺🇸 people thank you!

[@Joesfosterdogs]

Hawley is BEAST...(R) and proud of it

[@BurdenofTheMighty]

That’s like asking if there’s sand in Nevada

[@pc4mlc451]

@@thief_fnm8993 A little bit.

[@eileenheitman4351]

What do you mean by “ in”? There is sand “on” Nevada.

[@ronschultz2625]

As soon as they avoid questions you know they are lying

[@neenalouise2633]

Let’s just skirt around the issue and hope no one notices…… in other words the answer is probably yes but they don’t care. Good job Mr.Harley for not letting it go 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@kiddkuru]

Dude the CCP created tik tok they’re all communist. It is a cyber weapon that melts Americans brains

[@dkrz8050]

Hawley*

[@jamesswindle5253]

It not they do not care. They know what they are doing it is all in the plan of the globalist

[@dylonjackson5081]

They are straight up selling our data to the CCP that's why she wont answer it. This is crimimal. These people are sellouts ans traitors and all should be imprisoned or executed for subverting our Country. These people are not out friends. They would rather throw away everything for all of us just to make themselves rich.

[@neenalouise2633]

@@dkrz8050 lol auto-correct 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@samboheena]

She can't say yes, she can't say no, and she refuses to directly say she doesn't know! what more do we need to see?

[@crimsonhoplite3445]

Hawley is just awesome.

[@Blimster]

As long as we have a republican party. We have hope!

[@dylonjackson5081]

@@Blimster We need to make a CCP of our own and replace the Republican Party with a Constitutional Conservative Party. The US Constitution is the law of the land and what made our society the greatest to ever exist. It should be defended and preserved at all costs.

[@larrymoore8094]

She doesn’t wanna answer, proving the answer is yes

[@ge2623]

Yep. That's just like what our system of freedom is based on: Like when you're being questioned by the cops...and you don't answer...You're automatically guilty.

[@matsdehli]

@@ge2623 The CCP is dangerous, and tiktok is a potential weapon against the west. A better analogy is where police know you are a dangerous criminal, and wants to rule out that you are armed. How does it work then?

[@808yorkie]

That's completely umtrue. Wtf.you talking about?

[@carolannmiller7911]

Sen. Josh Hawley is so GREAT at questioning and grilling. He won't allow her to bs, word salad or gaslight!

[@sibes4]

He is a former prosecutor and Attorney General of Missouri

[@emiltoutou1]

Mumbo jumbo like he puts it clearly

[@emiltoutou1]

Let me be clear ..Kamala Harris favorite expression

[@jordan9604]

​@@emiltoutou1Your gibberish was not clear.

[@culater]

Wonderful job Josh Hawley ! 👍🇺🇸

[@myalias2812]

I want Hawley to have a cabinet post when Trump returns. This guy is on point every single topic, every single meeting. He doesn't take guff but he isn't adversarial or rude. He's one of the top 5 best Senators we have - and he's in good company.

[@standupamerica5707]

First time hearing Josh and he ripped that Tic Tok hack to shreds!! She doesn't care about how many lives it destroyed, so hopefully these people are prosecuted for the Treason and destroyed themselves, as an example that has to be set once and for all.

[@NMemone]

@@standupamerica5707 If you enjoyed this check out the vid called "Senator Hawley Grills Mayorkas on Disinfo Board". He is an absolute wrecking ball in these Senate hearings and it's pretty much a KZbin genre of its own at this point

[@justinlai2035]

@@BettyBlack99 copium

[@refurb67]

@@BettyBlack99 stunned

[@priceisright1580]

Chinese company out of Singapore took over control of my American business Website domain ..trying to sell it back to me ..

[@cherylstigers4881]

She’s a liar, tell him the truth

[@M21-r6d]

Sir...amazing style! Strong and direct.. No nonsense...Bravo!

[@julesdowner5585]

Why would anyone never believe a word she said, hmmm!

[@Graterstuuf]

Please post more grilling of this threat to the country.

[@eyeofchorus6313]

She could easily say, "not to my knowledge" unless that were a lie that could be exposed as such.

[@get_lucky6402]

Right? I believe that would be a fine answer. It would be unreasonable for them to expect her to know for 100% certainty but she should be informed enough. Whenever they give this word salad answer its ALWAYS a lie.

[@denisehenry3427]

The Republicans have taught her how to talk out of both sides of mouth. Hawley and Lindsay taught her how to talk out of her azz.

[@generalofwar6027]

It was a stupid question as it's not reasonable to expect her to confirm or deny under oath what hundreds of people she's never met do in the privacy of their homes unless you believe she is GOD

[@eyeofchorus6313]

@@generalofwar6027 That's why, "not to my knowledge" is such a good answer and why insisting on a "yes/no" is so silly. She also couldn't know, or be expected to know, that any of those making strategic decision were, or were not, members of the CCP; some of them could be secretly.

[@generalofwar6027]

@@eyeofchorus6313 that's true that's why if I was in that situation I wouldn't answer questions about strategic people either I would just say I can't answer that I don't know not to my knowledge but then all of these morons on here would come and condemn me because I didn't say yes or no but if I get something wrong I'll go to prison so I'm going to keep my mouth shut I'm not Hillary Clinton I don't get to get away with crimes against humanity The problem is is if she absolutely believes that her key people are not associated with the CCP it's stupid for her to claim that because if she's wrong and just one of them is who knows maybe they talk to CCP members on a private server at home when they're not at work I mean you just don't know to risk prison time over The fact that she said that about key strategic people not being associated with the CCP which is a huge liability to her that she said that and the fact that she never used the words not to my knowledge leads me to believe that she's actually sincere and it's not a career like politician who knows how to lie in front of Congress and yet all these people condemn her on here it's just terribly idiotic It just saddens me that I see the majority of these people are supposed to be conservatives hence not complete idiots but yet in this specific case they appear no different than Democrats to me IQ wise They don't seem to be smart enough to separate the fact that yes tick tock is a danger and no we can't expect this lady to be omnipotent and say things under oath that would throw her in prison like they can't separate those two things It's like they expect her to be God and know everything under oath and say yes or no to every statement as if she possesses all knowing knowledge of what every single thousands of individuals do in their private residences at home idiots

[@calfortrump9399]

Thank you, Forbes. Thank you, Sen. Hawley. 🎯⚖

[@calfortrump9399]

Hawley for Trump/Hawley

[@davidmerkel9387]

Got to love Josh Hawley he gets right to the bottom of these always got receipts

[@paulskopic5844]

She did not answer ANY of his questions.

[@Cindy-wd8wn]

They never do!!!! Its sickening! Can't wait until November!

[@philyeary8809]

@@Cindy-wd8wn can't wait until they are abolished.

[@ThePresidentialTouch]

Communists never answer questions that don't come from their master.

[@generalofwar6027]

The question stupid you couldn't answer it either, how can she confirm or deny what , I don't know, maybe thousands of people she's never met if they're affiliated with the CCP or not under oath, do you think she's Santa Claus and knows what everybody does in the privacy of their own home

[@stevebird7265]

When you evade questions like that, you know they are guilty as hell!

[@ButOneThingIsNeedful]

I truly believe that people like this woman not only do not tell the truth, they more importantly are no longer conscious of the fact that they are not telling the truth.

[@interstellarconundrum4774]

They are conscious of not telling the truth, but they do not care because they know there will be no consequences for lying. They are sociopaths.

[@Mahhhdeee]

NPC’s are everywhere now it’s so sad

[@revolutionunderground]

They utilize Narcissistic abuse, in the clinical sense

[@boboclown5156]

TREASON HANGING AND TRAITOR ZZZZZZZ

[@dacsus]

On the contrary, she knows very well that she is lying, and she is lying because they have no way of verifying it. I would start using hackers if I were them.

[@judithcaldwell7392]

These people are a perfect example of "enemies from within."

[@suehartig1688]

Anytime I come across a video with Josh Hawley I smile. Love to watch this young man go after the truth and never backs down!!

[@daveplumb6246]

Thank you for that comment just a great guy man I’m Canadian but I love watching him he’s great makes them squirm👍🏻💪🏻🇨🇦🏁❤️🇺🇸

[@curriemcwilliams4877]

Because he is so full of himself he cant back up

[@gerry8072]

@@curriemcwilliams4877 Empty insults because you Democrats hate it when Republicans do the jobs Democrats refuse to do, such as defending the country from foreign threats.

[@amberspaulding]

Josh Hawley is a twister. His is a liar. Like Cruz, like Jim Jordan, they have only partisan positions-- and no concern for the country. If you think this witness is aligned with China because her company is there you're naive.-- Is that what this is all about?

[@richardcalderon1392]

You smile and I laugh because that Tik Tok exec just smoked him and laughed at his face!!!😂😂😂

[@adunn5173]

Josh hawley is the man!!!

[@AmericanVermin]

The running man

[@Tysirron]

No fr keep him

[@crimsonhoplite3445]

Hopefully President one day

[@pc4mlc451]

@@AmericanVermin Have you ever ran anywhere before?

[@Dante.Taylor]

@@pc4mlc451 lol

[@art88]

When people under oath refuse to answer questions, they should be held in contempt of court and locked up.

[@YoruichiMyWaifu]

Straight to Guantanamo

[@lisafeck1537]

Absolutely! Everytime.

[@IAMYOU-.]

Definitely

[@cmm3338]

Why? that violates the constitution.. and is a terrible statue. Sounds like what you want is a dictatorship, maybe you should look that up. Republican, who hates tik tok here by the way... but that comment is total nonsense.

[@mjpope1012]

Her reluctance to be clear is palpable. Hawley you are somewhat of a hero for the way you block these elite, sneaky, entitled people from being vague & unhelpful in their answers. "I'm not sure what you're referring to " I bet out of all of 'em she drew the short straw.

[@quantumleaper8396]

Answer the Question

[@bumblebee8653]

It's amazing her nose doesn't grow just right there on the spot.

[@oldcrook510]

We've investigated ourselves and determined we did nothing wrong.

[@norddorian5791]

Blizzard did this a month ago

[@arlisbartlett403]

They did

[@dracoerrarus4834]

Determined we “overtly did nothing wrong.” FTFY

[@priceisright1580]

The FBI agents are also assigned to investigate themselves its another nothing to see here folks deal again ..

[@topdollar1623]

Fantastic mr Hawley , true patriot, from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@rep10Y-o9r]

Awesome,

[@susannefiore4338]

He keeps asking her that question because he already knows the answer

[@zazaiwon87]

Incredible how difficult it can be to answer a yes or no question..

[@philyeary8809]

Political teams and females are teaching a type of NuFascist narcissistic tendency.

[@generalofwar6027]

Let me ask you the same kind of question and you pretend you're under oath, is there anybody working for the same company you work at that is affiliated with the CCP? If your company is a global company wouldn't it be foolish to say yes or no?

[@krealm2401]

@@generalofwar6027 Yes, but she could have said "not to my knowledge"

[@yesnickcarter]

I work in tech. Her answers are intentionally misleading. She was. Dry precise. She is clearly smart. And she exactly what to say in a well rehearsed dance meant to make it look like high security is the same thing as not sharing data. I have no doubt that the CCP uses strong security when accessing our private data. I almost feel sorry for her, but then again, nobody is forcing her to take the job and deceive congress. She chose to take the job. So let her squirm. Let her act appalled that her rehearsed non-answers are not satisfying people who get lied to for a living. She has an impossible task.

[@joestalin2375]

She was hand pick for her willingness to be treasonous, grooming to be a gutless automaton led by the nose ring of Chinese Yen !

[@johnc1873]

CCP having Tik Tiks data is far better than us government and CIA having it.

[@yesnickcarter]

@@johnc1873 I can’t disagree with you there. How many Trump supporters have had their phones taken by the CCP in the last month? I bet it’s way less than the number of phones the “Justice” Department has taken.

[@yesnickcarter]

@@joestalin2375 i don’t want to oversimplify her. all i know for sure is that she is intentionally deceptive, and worked so hard to do it without lying. she knows exactly what to say to avoid perjury. also, i swear i saw this clip almost a year ago. how old old is this testimony?

[@priceisright1580]

Chinese company out of Singapore took over control of my American business Website domain ..trying to sell it back to me ..

[@TheUnknownSwan]

I'm convinced this guy is an extraterrestrial - who actually lives here and fights for the rights of Earthling humans. Thank you for being here and attempting to save humanity. I appreciate you.

[@debramcgowan9500]

Josh Hawley so awesome work and glad Josh is our guy. One of few who is relentles to protect our country. Thank you Josh Hawley .

[@terrormilk384]

He is having the time of his life man he must've been waiting to do this for years

[@danmeek928]

Block TikTok from America

[@danmeek928]

@Hwks That's clever haha who just steal it from

[@ShawnCheah]

agreed

[@justinlavine9209]

Eh, I can understand why he's asking so many specific questions. As a fictional example, if I told a British exporter during the Cold War Era that I thought tea was mud and preferred coffee, it might give away my preference for American food staples or World War 2 rations. Although this might not mean I'm American, it could indicate I no longer participate in a culturally acceptable practice or tradition. As another example, I recently spoke with an Afghanistan War veteran whose emergency plan in the event of societal collapse was to move to some remote caves in New Hampshire or Vermont with his guns and hunt for his food. I get the hunting idea came from his US military survival training as per his own admission, but why live in a cave? Why live in some caves? The Americans refer to this psychological and behavioral change as "going native". As a victim of a US brainwashing programme, I can personally attest that even diet can change for people subjected to enhanced interrogation and conditioning. I used to be able to eat normal food like a normal person. Now I'm on a restricted diet due to the severity of the stomach issues caused by the stress of the multiple assaults against my person.

[@dianapalmer4185]

Keep up the great work you do Josh!! You are Great!! No BS!

[@dertythegrower]

Busted.. well said questions of intelligence.

[@jan_phd]

Waterboarding would help clarify.

[@machinesandthings7121]

The real problem is the code, and the CCP's ability to add malicious code to the app at any time.

[@patrikpass2962]

Yeah i agree its just like with Google.

[@jojosumit7690]

The app is inherently malicious as method of social engineering and perpetuating social disorder anyway. imo. Even if the data or code is secure.

[@craigf3277]

That guy is brutal. I always want him on my side!

[@cpt240]

WOW thank you Josh Hawley for standing strong and I pray that you and others continue to this fight on behalf of WE THE PEOPLE whom you serve.

[@scottmcgahey6820]

Her smugness is enough to throw this conspirator in prison

[@Habib_Osman]

That is what people in the 1100's did in europe too. Question the witch, question her again and if she didn't answer/act the way they wanted well, it must've been a witch right? So, she would be burned at the stake or bound to a wooden pole, thrown in the sea and if she sinks, that is confirmation of her being a witch. Isn't that handy? Luckily being "smug" is not a punishable offense, so unless you can find evidence to the contrary of what is being said, you need to accept the answer you get. Isn't that a pity!

[@kiddkuru]

@@Habib_Osman she isn’t a witch she is propagating a cyber weapon developed by the ccp to melt Americans brains. I could get into it but I know for a fact you couldn’t comprehend nor believe me. Also allah is fake

[@godofhate4167]

@@Habib_Osman Not telling the truth in a court/subpoena hearing is definitely against the law lmao. Imagine being you..... not wanting to hear straight up "yes or nos" and going back hundreds of years to make a comparison.

[@Habib_Osman]

@@godofhate4167 What if the question is framed wrong? What if the person that asks the question has a different idea about what the words he uses mean? Truth isn't as simple as you make it sound. Its not a 0/1 thing. Truth has thousands of shapes and color variations. If you are a believer, I think.. the only truth is in god. Believing to know the truth as a human sounds.. blasphemous to me. Or maybe just very simpleminded, that's not a crime against god, the former is.

[@godofhate4167]

@@Habib_Osman The question wasn't framed wrong at all. Its as easy as that. You aren't telling the truth if you cannot answer with a yes or no. Period.

[@marknorrbom8115]

It looks to me like she is going to be going to jail pretty soon

[@ComandaKronikk]

So who even is she? What's this about. I'm so confused. Shes like CEO of tiktok or something?

[@ether23-23]

@@ComandaKronikk COO

[@Michelle-y8g1q]

I really appreciate you

[@haroldhorton2603]

I am proud that this is my Sen. from the Show Me state of Missouri.

[@drogynturalyon9914]

Reminder: The director of the FBI refused to answer if there were FBI Agents or Assets dressed like Trump supporters inside the capitol before the doors were open. When these people Refuse to answer under oath its because they understand their answer would have to be a lie and would lead to criminal charges

[@Matt78180]

Bro let’s be real they were mostly real trump supporters. Just really stupid ones

[@drogynturalyon9914]

@@Matt78180 Yup , That's why they won't answer the question , why they refuse to turn over the surveillance video , Why Pelosi refuses to turn over communications ETC LOL

[@jessestreet2549]

Feds don't disclose info like that. It would give the enemy (insurrectionists in this case) Intel that might enable the next attack against the nation to succeed. It ain't rocket science.

[@jessestreet2549]

FYI, there were Maga operatives inside the building. Some of whom were scared sh1tless when everything went totally to hell and they saw how insane the insurrectionists were.

[@drogynturalyon9914]

@@jessestreet2549 LMAO tell us you buy all the bullshit the media and J6 scammers are telling you without saying it. . .

[@lutomson3496]

she couldnt answer the question good questioning..she is taught to say this

[@christinacooper5627]

She makes a perfect Democrat with her expertise in “how to not answer a question”!! “Let me be clear” followed by a bunch of distraction, lies & mumbo-jumbo!!

[@jesavino1255]

All BS

[@mechanic6682]

Sorry but Trump was the first President to ever plead the fifth.

[@robertkroberjr.157]

Mechanic 66👈Chunk Yogurts boyfriend.

[@mechanic6682]

@@robertkroberjr.157 Pipe down, Junior.

[@marypatten9655]

let me be clear am not goingto directly answering any questions and will try to eat up your time with evasinesses.

[@rosalieschneider9347]

Go Josh Hawley! Keep holding their feet to the fire. This woman’s disdain and condescension are jaw-dropping. How do people like this sleep at night? Are they secretly desperate to break out of this way of being, wishing they could just live with basic decency and integrity… but they’re trapped in this life by someone or something that forces them to play this role of utterly-despicable human-like but soulless creature?

[@DeeFitnessLifeBze]

Some big paycheck literally put her to bed at nite ..

[@wave8359]

well said

[@shimmeringreen]

Yes. Her distain and condescension. She is very used to winning arguments by talking rings around people and expected to do so here. Several times flash expressions as she turned away after Hawley's response to her answers, lips downturned, mouth tightly closed, angry.

[@ifstatementifstatement2704]

They chose to be where they are. And keep choosing to remain.

[@whiteflag1000]

She doesn't answer, but always prays the same sentences and gets away with it. This has been the new reality for years.

[@osbelreyes5252]

Keep using it. Your doing great 👍

[@abbabanna8801]

This is crazy how they can be caught out face to face and answer questions based on linguistic terminology, and specifically worded questions, yet, they blatantly lie and it's so obvious it's corrupt. What a joke, at the end of the day the public are stupid for believing it or even allowing it to keep going.

[@paulstarr6316]

I feel like I've joined the British fan club of Sen.Josh Hawley.This man could surely be a one-man government.Much respect sir.

[@wave8359]

Ditto that.---we only have Nigel Farage so far....

[@kaczmareklives4ever378]

He is far and away the very best that we have in the Senate. He's been my choice for Senate leader of the GOP.

[@ohandanotheronebitesthedus6247]

@@kaczmareklives4ever378 its all a show nothing ever changes

[@Paul2377]

This Brit isn’t keen. I’d love to see someone like Andrew Neil grill Hawley to get a taste of his own medicine 😂

[@epicmealtimefan93]

same here

[@glockspecific7757]

You can tell she is lying; I understand it's tough to be in that seat but holy cow it's all over her face

[@RaisaLopezCiscard]

Almost all.

[@tcmurray1661]

A least Musk exsposed Twitter first off..

[@denisesorchidparadise1411]

have they shut Musk down, have not heard anything about him lately

[@FAQU2]

@@denisesorchidparadise1411 Must not be paying attention.

[@lawrencecole6527]

Imagine being officially labeled a Walking Security Nightmare, ick. Jail her.

[@robt9466]

Why is this person allowed to be in our country?

[@generalofwar6027]

Ok Rob under oath could you confirm or deny that anyone that works for the same company you work for is affiliated with the CCP?

[@robt9466]

@@generalofwar6027 she knows about some that are, why doesn’t know about others? Why can’t she move the mic so she doesn’t have to reach out for it with every answer? She thought she was so smart in her responses. While it was obvious she was lying.

[@petergarlick8251]

The fact she can’t say no means the answer is yes

[@jimmypea2207]

Doubletalk reigns supreme. Witness chairs shd be wired for electric shocks and every citizen should have a button to press when they lie or obfuscate. This woman would be a crispy critter as many others would.

[@scotmacc]

The problem she has is she tells so many lies she becomes confused when asked to answer truthfully. This man's patience is incredible.

[@vornamenachname594]

She just cannot know who is member of that party or not. How is she supposed to know? She cannot ask this in the application form or anything.

[@throwawaytortilla1253]

Appeal to Ignorance Falacy

[@tiefblau2780]

Oh look at it... Its about to Cry 8:22, Misogyny!!!!

[@RattlerSSBN]

"Are any TikTok-Bytedance employees members of the CCP?" That's like asking if any of them can operate a keyboard. OF COURSE there are, it would be impossible for there NOT to be.

[@ellenation2294]

Lol by that logic all Chinese American are members of ccp even those that died fight wars for USA why? Because they are ethnically Chinese

[@RattlerSSBN]

@@ellenation2294 ...I have no idea how you can possibly extrapolate that logic. Any large billion dollar, multi-national corporation based in CN has a cadre of CCP members. This has nothing to do with Chinese Americans.

[@ellenation2294]

@@RattlerSSBN no my point is u are overgeneralising…. Do u also truly believe any big multinational company does not have any governmental ties in the world. I can tell u most definitely do best example Samsung. Not gonna disagree when u say there might be ccp members in them but that’s the same in all big company’s from all different governments. It’s naive to think otherwise. Sure they aren’t being scrutinised as much as China and China has been caught multiple times but I can guarantee u it’s not a China specific problem,

[@jeremyashcraft2053]

true, you're not allowed to do business on that scale in china without swearing an allegiance to the party first and foremost.

[@anthonyshurburn7560]

This is how you know they're lying...they just CAN'T say "I don't know".

[@DemsSuk]

She is lying to the committee it's amazing they never can remember

[@TrumpLovesEpstein]

Republicans should shut down TikTok now that they’ve repealed Roe. Lock in that 18 to 24 demographic.

[@pureblood968]

It’s the only place sharing the information on the Jebb and you want it gone? That’s why they want it gone… it’s the only platform able to share the documents in real time

[@swclar99]

This should not just be a Republican concern....I think we all should be worried about the CCP, Republican, Democrat, and Independents. I hate that we are fighting about this, would we fight about whether Nazi Germany would invade Czechoslovakia? Nazi Germany was evil, and so is the CCP. Mao killed an estimated 15-55 million Chinese alone.

[@pureblood968]

@@swclar99 The American government and corporations are taking your data in droves what is happening with your personal information and your devices in this country is what you should be worried about they are distracting you

[@RorysonTV]

TikTok is just bad for all of society, has nothing to do with your party affiliation.

[@swclar99]

@@pureblood968 The American government and corporations are American!! Logically, if you prefer the CCP over the American government you must be a CCP plant.

[@fireflyrn]

Nobody ever seems to be able to answer Hawleys questions

[@bobby70077]

Slhe can, but she won't