Democrats and Republicans partnered to ban TikTok. Now, neither party wants to own it.
Congressional leaders who championed the TikTok bill last year in the U.S. now want to delay the ban on the popular app from going into effect.
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How Deep Is the Wound to the Democratic Party?
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