9/11 Memorial Destroyed by Vandals in New York, and U.S. Is ‘Looking Into’ Banning TikTok, Says Mike Pompeo.
What happened on 9/11 was a tragedy. As a result, officials placed a flagpole memorial in Washingtonville outside of New York City in honor of local firefighters who died during the attacks. Nevertheless, not everyone is respectful of that fact.
Consequently, vandals destroyed the memorial. They cut the flagpole four or five feet from its base and left a message. However, the police did not release what the message stated. A half mile away, the eagle figure that stood atop the flagpole was discovered next to a vandalized sign.
The destroy everything & hate everyone culture has struck again last night as the Washingtonville NY Orange County 9/11 Memorial park was vandalized & AMERICAN FLAG CUT DOWN. These individuals obviously don’t know what sacrificing everything to save a fellow human being really is pic.twitter.com/oUFdh3gWr2
— NYCFireWire (@NYCFireWire) July 8, 2020
“These two locations mean so much to Washingtonville and the larger community,” said New York State Assemblyman Colin Schmitt. Joseph Bucco, the Washingtonville Mayor, said they will replace the flagpole. He is also offering a $3,000 reward for information about the vandalism.
In any event, the flagpole is yet another target of the current wave of destruction aimed at memorials, statues, and monuments. Some are even using SUV cars to help topple statues they consider problematic.
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The United States is looking into banning TikTok over concerns about national security. Mike Pompeo revealed to Fox News’ Laura Ingram that President Trump is taking issues with the app “very seriously.”
“With respect to Chinese apps on people’s cell phones, I can assure you the United States will get this one right,” said Pompeo. “I don’t want to get out in front of the President, but it’s something we’re looking at.”
He added that Americans should only download TikTok “if you want your private information in the hands of the Chinese Communist Party.”
As a result, US politicians criticized the app. This is because they’re worried about Chinese laws. Those laws require domestic companies “to support and cooperate with intelligence work controlled by the Chinese Communist Party.”
Ironically, the app is not available for download in China.
Previously, TikTok has claimed that its data centers are not located in China, and that none of the data is subject to Chinese law.
However, the United States isn’t the only country with concern about security. India recently banned TikTok. Additionally, several other Chinese-owned apps and companies did the same.
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