North Carolina Congressman posts apology on TikTok following vote that could seal fate of app

Rep. Jeff Jackson (D-NC) doesn’t apologize for voting to potentially ban TikTok if Chinese parent company ByteDance does not sell it. Now, he’s responding to criticism from app users because he’s active on the platform.

“I screwed this up, I did,” Jackson said in a video posted to TikTok on Saturday. “I have been completely roasted on this app over the last 48 hours. And I get it. If I were in your shoes, I would probably feel the same way. I would see someone who used this app to build a following and then appears to have voted against it. And I would be upset.”