Microsoft Tries to Salvage Deal to Buy TikTok, Appease Trump
- Microsoft confirms in talks to buy TikTok in four countries
- Seeks to complete a deal for Trump approval by Sept. 15
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In a bid to salvage a deal for the U.S. operations of TikTok, Microsoft Corp. Chief Executive Officer Satya Nadella spoke with President Donald Trump by phone about how to secure the administration’s blessing to buy the wildly popular, but besieged, music video app.
Microsoft in a blog post Sunday confirmed talks to buy TikTok’s operations in the U.S., as well as in Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and said it’s aiming to complete the deal no later than Sept. 15.