Will Tiktok will be banned in us again? Trump signals Deal can be found – National

President Donald Trump will hold a Wednesday meeting with assistants about possible investors who can buy an interest in TapA deal that may prevent the social media site from being banned in the United States.

The details of the meeting were confirmed by a person who is familiar with the situation that spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations.

There has been uncertainty about the popular video app after a law came into force on January 19, who had his ownership of his owner, BYTEDAND, had to dispose of his property because of the concern about national security. After taking office, Trump gave Tiktok to sign a 75 -day delay by an executive order that until 5 April postponed the enforcement of the law that required a sale or imposed a ban effectively.

Among the possible investors are the software company Oracle and the investment firm Blackstone.

Probably Vice President JD Vance JD Vance, Secretary Howard Lutnick, the national security adviser Mike Waltz and director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard.

CBS News reported on the meeting for the first time.

Sunday in conversation with reporters while he was once at the Air Force, Trump said he “would like to see that Tiktok will stay alive.” He previously indicated that he could consider reducing the rates against China if the country approves the sale.

During his first term, Trump tried to ban Tiktok on national grounds for safety, which was stopped by the courts before his administration negotiated a sale of the platform that could ultimately not come true. He changed his position about the popular app during last year’s presidential election and has credited the platform with him to win more young voters.

“I won the young mood with 36 points. Republicans are generally not doing so well with the young mood,” he said on Sunday. “I think a lot of it could have been tap.”

Trump has said that the deadline on a Tiktok deal can be further expanded if necessary. He previously proposed terms in which the US would have a 50% interest in a joint venture. The administration has not provided any details about what that kind of deal would entail.

Tiktok and Bytedance have not publicly commented on the conversations. It is also unclear whether bytedance has changed its position in the sale of TIKTOK, which it said that it was not going at the beginning of last year.

If Tiktok is not sold to an approved buyer before 5 April, the original law that prohibits the nationwide would again come into effect. However, the deadline for the executive order does not seem to be set in stone and the president has repeated that it can be further expanded if necessary.

The order of Trump came a few days after the Supreme Court unanimously confirmed a federal law that required by the spent required to board or be banned in January. The day after the pronunciation, Tiktok became dark for American users and came online again after Trump promised to block the ban.

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The decision to keep Tiktok alive through an executive order has received some investigation, but it has no legal challenge for the court in court.

Although it is unclear whether bytedance is planning to sell ticktok, various potential bidders have emerged in recent months.

Aids for vice -president JD Vance, who was tapped to supervise a potential deal, have attracted some parties, such as the artificial intelligence startup PerTlexity AI, to get additional details about their bids, according to a person who is familiar with the issue. In January, Pertlexity Ai Bytedance presented with a merger proposal that would combine the affairs of Pertlexity with the American operation of Tiktok.

Other potential bidders are a consortium organized by billionaire-businessman Frank McCourt, who recently recruited Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian as a strategic adviser. Investors in the consortium say they have offered $ 20 billion in cash for the American platform of Tiktok. And if they are successful, they are planning to redesign the popular app with blockchain technology that they think users will give more control over their online data.

Jesse Tinsley, the founder of the Woonbureau Employer.com, says that he has also organized a consortium, including the CEO of the Videogame Platform Roblox, and offers Bytedance more than $ 30 billion for TIKTOK.

Trump said in January that Microsoft also looked at the popular app. Other interested parties are Trump’s former Minister of Finance Steve Mnuchin and Rumble, the video site that is popular with some conservatives and extreme right -wing groups. In a post on X last March, Rumble said that it was ready to participate in a consortium of parties interested in the purchase of Tiktok and to serve as a technology partner for the company.

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