Trump Says He’s Open to Elon Musk or Larry Ellison Purchasing TikTok
- “I have the right to make a deal,” Trump says at an event
- Chinese owner ByteDance has publicly opposed a sale of TikTok
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President Donald Trump said he would be open to billionaire supporter Elon Musk or Oracle Corp. Chairman Larry Ellison purchasing social video app TikTok as part of a joint venture with the US government.
“I have the right to make a deal,” Trump said at an event alongside Ellison at the White House on Tuesday. “So what I’m thinking about saying to somebody is buy it and give half to the United States of America, half, and we’ll give you the permit, and they’ll have a great partner.”