Trump Says Microsoft Eyeing TikTok Bid to Keep App in US

WATCH: TikTok is going to attract a lot of bidders, Trump says.Source: Bloomberg
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Microsoft Corp. is in talks to acquire the US arm of ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok, President Donald Trump said Monday night, without elaborating.

“I would say yes,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One when asked if Microsoft is in discussions to purchase the app. “A lot of interest in TikTok. There’s great interest in TikTok.”