People Are Dragging Nancy Pelosi For Her Cringey Comments About TikTok

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People Are Dragging Nancy Pelosi For Her Cringey Comments About TikTok
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Today, the House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly to require the sale of TikTok to a US company or force an outright ban.

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And, yeah, people are fightin' mad!

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One clip in particular from the hearing is going viral showing Nancy Pelosi addressing the House.

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Here's the clip:

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As you can see, she says, "This is not an attempt to ban TikTok. It's an attempt to make TikTok better. Tic-tac-toe. A winner. A winner."

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Which, like, what????

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Most people are equally confused.

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A few people like what she had to say.

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But most people are like, "What the hell are they even doing in Congress anymore?!"

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This person said, "not a single human under the age of 50 in that room, i promise you that."

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"Every day, politicians continue to stupefy me with how out-of-touch and fundamentally useless they are," another person said.

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The overall sentiment is that of surprise: "These are the people that make major decisions for us as a country."

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The bill will now go to the Senate, where its future is up in the air.

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I guess let's see what Congress does next.*

*Probably nothing.