Who?
Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) — Judiciary Committee
Hawley’s asked:
What do you make of Donald Trump reversing course on the TikTok divestment effort — when he was in office, he tried to force the sale?
Key Hawley:
“I think he was right the first time. I remember talking to him about this at some length four years ago now, and, you know, I thought he was right,” Hawley told the congressional press corps.
LISTEN: Laslo & Hawley
Below find a rough transcript of Ask a Pol’s interview with Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), slightly edited for clarity.
TRANSCRIPT: Sen. Josh Hawley
Josh Hawley: “That’s all fine, but just not owned by a company subject to Chinese national security laws. That’s the alarming thing.”
Reporter: “What do you make of Donald Trump reversing course. I mean, when he was in office, he tried to force the sale?”
JH: “Yeah — force a sale. Yeah, yeah. I think he was right the first time. I remember talking to him about this at some length four years ago now, and, you know, I thought he was right.”
Reporter: “Yeah?”
Reporter #2: “Thank you.”
JH: “Yeah. See you soon.”
On Trump's TikTok reversal, Sen. Hawley says "I think he was right the first time"