Man suspected of setting fire to US congressman’s office cited TikTok ban

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The TikTok ban has been cited as a 19-year-old suspect’s reason for setting a U.S. congressman’s office on fire in Fond du Lac early Sunday morning.  

Fond du Lac Police Department said the Menasha man was arrested early Sunday morning after being found near a strip mall containing U.S. Rep. Glenn Grothman’s office.

Police and Fire Rescue Department personnel had responded to the strip mall at around 1 a.m. Sunday after receiving a report of a fire at the mall. Officers used fire extinguishers to hold the fire in check until Fire Rescue personnel arrived and extinguished it. The building was unoccupied at the time and no injuries were reported, police said.

Police said the 19-year-old suspect “admitted to starting the fire in response to recent talks of a TikTok ban.” Grothman was among a bipartisan majority of 360 House members who voted last year in favor of a bill that would force TikTok’s Chinese parent company to sell the app or face a ban in the U.S. That ban went into effect over the weekend.”

The suspect, whose name was not immediately released, is being held at Fond du Lac County Jail and a charge of arson is being referred to Fond du Lac County District Attorney’s Office, police said. 

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It is a serious issues, lots of American influencers now forced to fill in job vacancies at Wendy's  

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This was pretty accurate

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Reactions like this prove it is probably a good thing long term to ban TikTok lmao

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The ban that was like 6 hours long? 

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51 minutes ago, Borislshere said:

The ban that was like 6 hours long? 

14 hours actually, but yes 

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Over a social media app??? Should I laugh or become upset???