ByteDance staunchly opposes a new bill that just passed the House.TikTok stands on the brink of a forced sale after the House passed a measure that would ban the app unless it parts ways with its Chinese-owned parent company ByteDance.The White House on Sunday reiterated support for a controversial bill meant to cut China's ties to TikTok by forcing the popular app's Chinese parent company to sell it -- or face a ban in the U.S.
Kirby also reacted to Israel saying it has military plans to invade Rafah, in the southern part of Gaza, amid its ongoing war with Hamas in the wake of Hamas' October terror attack. Raddatz pressed Kirby on President Joe Biden's recent comments that a Rafah invasion for him would be a "red line" before appearing to walk that back.So -- "what is it?" Raddatz asked.
In the meantime, the U.S. is continuing the "emergency" mission it announced earlier this month to construct a floating pier off Gaza's coast in an effort to increase the flow of humanitarian aid into the Palestinian territory -- a delicate operation that brings American forces closer to the conflict."It's going to probably take about six to eight weeks or so for all the pieces to get in place for it to become operational," he said.