President Donald Trump said Monday evening that Microsoft is among the US companies looking to take control of TikTok to help the popular app avert an effective ban that could kick-in in April.
'I would say yes,' Trump told reporters when asked if Microsoft was one of the companies interested in helping to bring about a new ownership of TikTok, a requirement set by Congress to keep the app functioning in the US. Trump added that other companies were also interested in purchasing TikTok, but wouldn't provide a list.
Several other investors — including billionaire Frank McCourt and Trump's former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin — have spoken publicly about their desire to purchase TikTok's US platform. Trump has also said he's spoken to 'many people' privately about the company.After the bipartisan law was signed by former President Joe Biden in April, ByteDance said it did not have plans to sell the platform and fought the statute in court for months.
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