Republicans Warned About TikTok for Years—Now They’re Going Viral on It
Republican lawmakers are increasingly joining TikTok, despite previously warning about the app's potential risks. They are gaining significant traction and views, particularly among younger voters. This shift follows a controversial sale of the app's American operations to a U.S. company amid concerns over data privacy and foreign influence.
- ▪GOP members in Congress are now using TikTok to connect with younger voters after years of criticizing the platform.
- ▪Senator John Kennedy has gained over 500,000 followers on TikTok, surpassing other Republican senators.
- ▪The app was previously at the center of data privacy concerns due to its ties to the Chinese Communist Party.
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Home – Congressional & Capitol Hill News – Republicans Warned About TikTok for Years—Now They’re Going Viral on It analysis Republicans Warned About TikTok for Years—Now They’re Going Viral on It Virginia Grace McKinnon • May 30, 2026 Print Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., on May 19, 2026. (Tom Williams/Getty Images) (function(){var t=document.querySelector(".wp-block-kadence-dynamichtml"),s=document.currentScript.previousElementSibling;if(t&&s){if("prepend"==="before_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t);else if("prepend"==="after_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t.nextSibling);else if("prepend"==="prepend"||"prepend"==="inside_first_child")t.insertBefore(s,t.firstChild);else t.appendChild(s);}})(); GOP members in Congress are joining TikTok after years of speaking out against the app and…
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