Biden Backs Measure Forcing TikTok Sale as House Readies Vote

  • President said he would sign bill if it reaches his desk
  • Bill passed House committee, setting stage for floor action

Joe Biden walks on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One on Friday.

Photographer: Michael Reynolds/EPA/Bloomberg

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President Joe Biden said he would sign a House bill that would force TikTok’s Chinese owners to sell the popular video-sharing app, his strongest show of support yet for the proposal.

“If they pass it, I’ll sign it,” Biden told reporters Friday before boarding Air Force One for a campaign stop in Pennsylvania.