Donald Trump confirmed on Sunday that the U.S. was “close” to reaching a deal with China over the purchase of TikTok and added that Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch would likely be part of the purchase of the wildly-popular social media app.
Trump has spent months delaying enforcement of a law banning TikTok that Congress passed in 2024 and Joe Biden signed into law. During that time, his administration has sought to engineer a U.S. buyer for the platform while the president has largely given away his motivation: he’s credited the site and its users for boosting his presidential ambitions during the 2024 campaign.
