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Booker’s team is responding by insisting there isn’t a rule that bans the use of TikTok on personal devices.

Democratic TikTok fans push Biden on the ban

Democratic lawmakers who are fans of TikTok are pushing the Biden White House to extend a Jan. 19 deadline that would shut down the Chinese-owned app unless it’s sold to an American company.

The calls come as President-elect Donald Trump, who is set to take office the following day, has pledged to undo the ban quickly and as TikTok users are raising a stink about the platform being killed.

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