Murdochs likely to be involved in TikTok deal, Trump says
President Donald Trump, Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan are expected to be part of a group of investors trying to buy Tiktok in the United States.
In a FOX News interview published on Sunday, Trump said that he would participate in a proposed agreement to “probably” to ensure that men Tiktok operate in the United States. He also said Oracle President Larry Ellison and Dell founder Michael Dell would probably be involved.
“I think they’re going to do a really good job, Tr Trump said, describing men as” American patriots “.
In the early this week, the president, called the Chinese counterpart, said that the US and China’s social media platform has made progress on an agreement that will see that American operations are sold to US investors.
Sales are required due to a law given by the Congress in April 2024 due to a law that will prohibit implementation by the Chinese parent company unless the US branch sells its branches.
This law was proposed on fears that Beijing could access the personal data of Tiktok’s 170m American users. The application is waiting for an agreement.
When asked who participated in the proposed Tiktok agreement, Trump said that they would collect “tremendously” money “that” very well -known people “to market briefation of market briefation.
“Larry Ellison is one of them. He’s including. This wonderful man, including Michael Dell. I hate telling you, but including a man named Lachlan. Do you know who Lachlan is?” he said. “And Rupert will probably be in the group.”
Lachlan Murdoch recently took over the family’s media empire Fox Corp and News Corp, and brought a long success war with his brothers. 94 -year -old Rupert Murdoch, News Corp.
After Trump’s Comments on Sunday, US media reports are not to a personal capacity of Murdoch, Fox Corp.
Media empires include Wall Street Journal and Fox News and are known for its conservative landscapes and right -prone media organizations. However, from time to time Jeffrey also drew the anger of Trump, who sued Wall Street Journal on a report claiming that he had signed a birthday book of Epstein.
The White House increased the expectations of the social media application that the completion of an agreement in the midst of political pressure to remove US operations from Chinese owners.
On Saturday, the White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said “in the coming days” an agreement could be signed.
Speaking with FOX, Leavitt said that data and confidentiality for the US application will be managed by Oracle and “the algorithm will be controlled by the United States.”
The proposed Tiktok agreement increases the possibility of Murdochs and Ellisons, two of the most powerful families in the US media, and has a significant impact on one of the most popular social media applications in America.
China did not confirm whether an agreement was accepted.
China’s official state news agency Xinhua said in his speech with Trump Xi, Chinese Prime Minister Pekin said that he “welcomed negotiations”.
On Saturday, the Chinese Trade Ministry said in a statement: “China’s position on Tiktok is open: The Chinese government respects the desires of the enterprise and welcomes the commercial negotiations in accordance with the market rules to achieve a solution to China’s laws and regulations, and it affects a balance of interest.”
Byttance has not yet commented on Trump’s last words.
