Moolenaar on Supreme Court Hearing Arguments in TikTok Case

WASHINGTON DC — Today, the Supreme Court announced that it would hear oral arguments on the law that requires a divestment of TikTok from foreign adversary control. Earlier this month, the DC Circuit Court ruled against TikTok's challenge in a unanimous decision, declaring, "The First Amendment exists to protect free speech in the United States. Here the government acted solely to protect that freedom from a foreign adversary nation and to limit that adversary's ability to gather data on people in the United States."

Following the Supreme Court's announcement, Chairman John Moolenaar (R-MI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party released the below statement:

“When the Supreme Court considers the merits of this case next month, I am confident it will join Congress, the Executive Branch, and the DC Circuit Court in making clear that foreign adversaries like the Chinese Communist Party do not have a constitutional right to weaponize social media applications against the American people. I look forward to the Supreme Court upholding our bipartisan law to protect our national security and am eager to help President Trump negotiate a deal that will lead to an American takeover of TikTok.”