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- Rep. Jeff Jackson voted "yes" to a bill that could lead to TikTok being banned in the US.
- Jackson's decision led to backlash from his 2.3 million TikTok followers, who felt "betrayed."
- Jackson, a Democrat, apologized for how he handled things but not for how he voted.
Rep. Jeff Jackson said sorry to his followers after voting "yes" on a bill that would effectively ban TikTok in the US unless its parent company sells it.
TikTok users, who had heralded Jackson as a politician who was "different" and trustworthy, broadly did not accept the apology.