Man accused of starting fire at Wisconsin congressman's office motivated by TikTok ban, police say

A man accused of setting a fire at a strip mall in Wisconsin where a congressman's office is located told authorities he was motivated by the federal ban on TikTok.

The office of Republican Rep. Glenn Grothman, who voted last April for a bill that mandated TikTok's China-based parent company sell its U.S. operation by Sunday to avoid being banned in the U.S., was located in the mall in Fond du Lac.

The fire was first reported around 1 a.m. Sunday. The fire rescue said in a Facebook post that police officers used fire extinguishers to hold the blaze at bay until fire crews arrived.