Top Democratic Rep. Thompson joins Chinese-owned TikTok despite voting to keep app off DHS devices Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson encouraged his supporters to follow his newly created TikTok account despite warnings from numerous officials that it poses a national security risk and a vote from Thompson in March to ban Department of Homeland Security employees from using the platform. “Follow my new account on TikTok. (benniegthompson),” the Mississippi Democrat, who chairs the House Homeland Security Committee and the Jan. 6 Select Committee tweeted on July 1. Thompson’s verified account has not yet posted any videos and has 54 followers as...