A bunch of “very rich individuals” is about to purchase short-form video app TikTok, in response to President Donald Trump.
“We now have a purchaser for TikTok, by the way in which,” Trump stated in a Fox Information interview on Sunday morning. “I believe I’ll want most likely China’s approval. I believe President Xi [Jinping] will most likely do it.”
Trump declined to share extra particulars concerning the consumers, saying solely that he would reveal their identities in two weeks (apparently his favourite unit of time).
Trump has repeatedly delayed a invoice forcing proprietor ByteDance to promote the app or see it banned in the USA. In January, he stated his “preliminary thought” was to create “a three way partnership between the present house owners and/or new house owners whereby the U.S. will get a 50% possession.”
He’s additionally stated he was open to allies Larry Ellison or Elon Musk shopping for the app, though Musk looks as if a much less possible candidate now.