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International Business Times
Politics
Elizabeth Urban

A TikTok Deal Was Within Trump's Grasp. Then He Placed Tariffs on China

Donald Trump was reportedly just within reach of completing a TikTok deal. But that came to a halt after he placed tariffs on China.

President Donald Trump was reportedly just within reach of completing a TikTok deal that would have transferred the popular app to a U.S.-based company. But that came to a halt after he placed tariffs on China.

The deal to move TikTok under the control of primarily American investors while TikTok's parent company ByteDance remained involved, but at a smaller level, was reportedly completed Wednesday, two sources told Politico.

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