Does TikTok have a buyer?

Poynter · Tom Jones · last updated July 1, 2025 – 3:36 AM

Lost among the cluster of President Donald Trump’s ramblings from his interview with Fox News’ Maria Bartiromo that aired on “Sunday Morning Futures” was this little juicy nugget.

“We have a buyer for TikTok, by the way,” Trump told Bartiromo. He added, “I think I’ll probably need China approval, and I think President Xi will probably do it.”

OK, so if true, that’s sort of a big deal.

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