President Trump said he “would say yes” to Microsoft buying TikTok but maintained that there are many interested parties that will be bidding to buy the app before a 75-day extension to decide its fate expires in April.
Donald Trump seeks a "bidding war" for the app after years of pressure on ByteDance to sell its US operations over security concerns.
Meta agreed to a $25 million settlement over a 2021 lawsuit President Donald Trump brought against Meta for suspending his accounts after the January 6th insurrection at the US Capitol. The Wall Street Journal was the first to report the news, and Meta spokesperson Andy Stone confirmed the settlement to The Verge.
The latest turn in the ongoing saga over TikTok in the United States has brought the balance of power among the three branches of government into the spotlight.
"Come make your product in America and we will give you among the lowest taxes of any nation on earth ... But if you don't make your product in America, which is your prerogative, then very simply you will have to pay a tariff," Trump said.
President Trump tells reporters on Air Force One that Microsoft is the latest contender in the race to buy TikTok's US operations.
The president of the United States, Donald Trump, said on Tuesday, January 28, that Microsoft would be in talks to buy TikTok, although he stressed that he would like to see a "bid
Leavitt, 27, is the youngest White House press secretary in history. She served as the spokesperson for Trump's 2024 campaign and transition team.
US President Donald Trump says Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok, while the app’s future in the country faces uncertainty.
Last week, President Donald Trump paused TikTok's nationwide ban in the U.S., after the Supreme Court ordered it be shut down due to national security concerns over its ties to the Chinese government. This could potentially enable Beijing to access user data and influence American users.
President Donald Trump is carrying out his immigration crackdown nationwide, with nearly 1,000 arrests reported by ICE on Sunday alone. The actions prompted a tense standoff between the U.S. and Colombia after Colombia's president turned away deportation flights from the U.