Trump Says Murdochs, Dell could Beโ Involvedโฃ in tiktok Deal
WASHINGTON (November 22, 2023) โฃ- Former President Donald Trump revealed Sunday that media mogul Rupert Murdoch and โขtechnology giant Dell are potential candidates to take a stake in TikTok, โคthe popular social media appโ facing ongoing scrutiny over it’s ties toโ China. โTrump indicated the deal would prioritize American control,โ with Americans holding six โof seven seats โคon โa planned board overseeing the platform. โข
The potential involvement of โขMurdoch’s media empire and Dell โmarks a meaningful development โin the Trump administration’s efforts to โaddress national security concerns surrounding TikTok,โ owned by โฃChinese company ByteDance. U.S.officials haveโฃ expressed fears that the app’s algorithm could beโฃ manipulated by โคthe โคChinese government to influence users and gather data. This latest development comes as a December 16 deadline approaches for the U.S. and China to โฃfinalize details of aโข potential agreement.
Trump discussed the TikTok deal with Chinese President Xi โขJinping inโค a phone call โขFriday. Despite Congressโ passing legislation calling โfor a TikTok ban set to takeโข effect in January, Trump has repeatedlyโข issued โคorders โขallowingโ the app toโ continue operatingโฃ in the U.S. while pursuing a sale of its โU.S. operations.
Trump also mentioned that conservative activist Charlieโ Kirk encouraged him to use TikTok,โ creditingโฃ the app with helping him connect withโข younger voters. He admitted to being “a little โprejudiced”โ toward โคtheโ platform because ofโค this.
Representatives for Murdoch, dell, and Ellison have โnot yet responded to requests forโข comment. Trump โfiled aโข lawsuit against Murdoch andโ The Wallโ Streetโ Journal in July following โคa story detailing his โขtiesโ to โขJeffrey Epstein.