Trump Says He Has 'a Group Of Very Wealthy People' To Buy Tiktok

President Donald Trump has said he has a purchaser for TikTok, nan video-sharing app that was banned successful nan US amid claims it posed a nationalist information risk.

In a Fox News interview, Trump said he had a group of "very able people" consenting to get nan platform. "I'll show you successful astir 2 weeks," he teased.

A waste would request support from nan Chinese government, but Trump told Fox he thought President Xi Jinping "will astir apt do it".

This period Trump delayed for a 3rd clip nan enforcement of a rule mandating TikTok's sale.

The latest hold requires genitor institution ByteDance to scope a woody to waste nan level by 17 September.

The BBC has contacted TikTok for comment.

A erstwhile woody to waste TikTok to an American purchaser fell isolated successful April, erstwhile nan White House fought pinch China complete Trump's tariffs.

It is not clear if nan existent purchaser Trump says he has has lined up is nan aforesaid arsenic nan 1 who was waiting successful nan wings 3 months ago.

The US Congress passed a rule forcing TikTok's waste successful April past year, pinch lawmakers citing fears that nan app aliases its genitor institution could manus complete US personification information to nan Chinese government, which TikTok denied.

Trump had criticised nan app during his first term, but came to spot it arsenic a facet successful his 2024 predetermination triumph and now supports its continued usage successful nan US.

The rule was expected to return effect connected 19 January, but Trump has many times delayed its enforcement done executive actions, moves that person drawn disapproval for overruling legislature lawmakers.

TikTok challenged nan constitutionality of nan law, but mislaid its entreaty to nan US Supreme Court.