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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Rohit David

Donald Trump 'Saves' TikTok, Makes Monumental Deal With China: 'It Helped Get Me Elected'

Trump-Xi call seals TikTok US sale to avert shutdown, crediting app for his win (Credit: Cottonbro Studio : Pexels)

US President Donald Trump hailed a breakthrough TikTok deal with China's Xi Jinping, crediting the app for his 2024 election victory and vowing to keep it alive in America despite national security alarms.

As Trump and Xi held their first call in three months, the agreement transfers TikTok's US operations to American owners while retaining ByteDance's algorithm, averting a January 2025 shutdown ordered by Congress.

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