Trump looks like he just handled another major issue.
On Monday, former President Donald Trump confirmed that Microsoft is working to buy TikTok, following a brief outage of the popular app last week. Trump also expressed his desire to see a bidding war for the platform, which has over 170 million users in the United States. This marks another chapter in the ongoing saga surrounding TikTok’s future in America.
Trump previously indicated that multiple parties were interested in acquiring the app, which has become a major cultural and social media force. He said a decision on TikTok’s future would be made within the next 30 days, signaling that the issue was still very much on his radar. The app was temporarily taken offline just ahead of a crucial law that would have forced its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to either sell or face a full ban. However, Trump signed an executive order on January 20, shortly after taking office, that delayed the enforcement of the law by 75 days.
The legislation was put into motion due to national security concerns, with many Republican lawmakers and officials arguing that TikTok could be using its access to American users’ data to benefit the Chinese government. These worries have sparked a broader debate about Chinese-owned tech companies operating in the U.S., with many calling for more scrutiny and stronger regulations.
As TikTok’s fate hangs in the balance, Trump’s push for an American company to acquire the app underscores his commitment to protecting U.S. interests, especially when it comes to the growing threats posed by Chinese influence in the tech sector. With both public concerns and legal pressures mounting, it’s clear that the TikTok saga is far from over, and the stakes are higher than ever.