Trump says he has 'a group of very wealthy people' to buy TikTok

Trump says he has 'a group of very wealthy people' to buy TikTok

4 hours ago Share Save Laura Blasey BBC News, Washington DC Share Save

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President Donald Trump has said he has a buyer for TikTok, the video-sharing app that was banned in the US amid claims it posed a national security risk. In a Fox News interview, Trump said he had a group of "very wealthy people" willing to acquire the platform. "I'll tell you in about two weeks," he teased. A sale would need approval from the Chinese government, but Trump told Fox he thought President Xi Jinping "will probably do it". This month Trump delayed for a third time the enforcement of a law mandating TikTok's sale.