President Trump expressed concern today with any deal involving TikTok that would allow its Chinese parent company to retain control over the video-sharing app — casting doubt on the company's latest effort to keep the app alive in the U.S.
President Donald Trump expressed concern Wednesday with any deal involving TikTok that would allow its Chinese parent company to retain control over the video-sharing app — casting doubt on the company's latest effort to keep the app alive in the U.S.
Trump said he would be briefed on the deal Thursday morning and had only seen media reports about its terms. Republican allies in the Senate, including. Sens. Josh Hawley , Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio have pushed back on any deal with would not remove ByteDance from TikTok's ownership structure.
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