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Trump meets with top officials over TikTok deal, Amazon places bid: Report
By Karah Rucker (Anchor/Reporter), Emma Stoltzfus (Video Editor)
- President Donald Trump met with top White House officials Wednesday to discuss the future of TikTok. If the app does not separate from ByteDance, it faces a U.S. ban. Several companies, including Amazon and OnlyFans, expressed interest in acquiring the app.
- TikTok has maintained that its U.S. operations are not for sale, arguing that the Chinese government would block any deal.
- Trump has suggested that he may lower tariffs on China to help reach an agreement, and has also indicated he could extend the April 5 deadline if a deal is not finalized by Saturday.
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President Donald Trump is meeting with top White House officials to discuss the next steps for TikTok. The social media app could be banned in the United States on Saturday, April 5, if it does not separate from its Chinese owner, ByteDance.
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Center 51%
Right 21%
Bias Summary
- President Donald Trump said he expects a deal for TikTok before the April 5 deadline, stating, "There will be a deal we think."
- The U.S. government is preparing to impose a ban on TikTok unless ByteDance sells its U.S. assets due to national security concerns.
- Vice President JD Vance predicted that there will almost certainly be a high-level agreement by Saturday.
- Trump indicated that TikTok has a lot of potential buyers and expressed a desire for the platform to remain operational.
- No summary available because of a lack of coverage.
- President Donald Trump stated that the deadline to sell TikTok is April 5, 2025, but added, "I can extend if I want."
- The bipartisan law requires TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell or be banned, with the House passing it 360-58.
- Public support for a TikTok ban has decreased from 50% in 2023 to 32% in 2025, indicating growing resistance to a shutdown.
- Trump's past efforts to ban TikTok in 2020 contrast with his current objective to negotiate a sale, which he hopes will address legal requirements.
Bias Comparison
Media outlets on the left
used terms like “Trump teases last-minute deal,” reflecting skepticism towards his handling of the situation.
Media outlets on the right
amplified the narrative of a looming “ban,” citing potential legal repercussions for companies aiding TikTok without a deal.
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Center
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Last Updated
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Last-minute bids emerge
As Trump meets with officials, several major companies are submitting last-minute bids to acquire TikTok. Amazon reportedly sent an offer letter Wednesday, April 1, to Vice President JD Vance and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. The e-commerce giant is interested in purchasing all of TikTok’s U.S. operations.
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OnlyFans founder Tim Stokely has also reportedly submitted an offer to the White House to acquire at least part of TikTok’s U.S. operations. Trump has previously stated that multiple companies have expressed interest in buying TikTok and that a potential deal could involve “multiple U.S. investors.”
TikTok maintains it’s not for sale
Despite buyers’ interest, TikTok has maintained that its U.S. operations are not for sale, citing concerns that the Chinese government would block any deal.
Last week, Trump suggested he may lower tariffs on China as an incentive to reach an agreement that would allow TikTok to continue operating in the U.S.
Meeting details remain unclear
Details from Wednesday’s meeting remain unclear, though sources say Vance, Lutnick, National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard were in attendance. According to The Hill, a potential deal was expected to be presented to Trump during the meeting.
While the current deadline for a deal is April 5, Trump indicated that he could extend the deadline again if an agreement is not finalized by Saturday.
Tags: data privacy, Donald Trump, Howard Lutnick, JD Vance, People’s Republic of China, Social Media, TikTok
[Karah Rucker]
PRESIDENT TRUMP IS MEETING WITH TOP WHITE HOUSE OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS NEXT STEPS FOR THE SOCIAL MEDIA APP TIKTOK –
AS IT FACES A BAN IN THE UNITED STATES ON SATURDAY IF IT DOES NOT SEPARATE FROM ITS CHINESE OWNER BYTEDANCE.
AS TRUMP MEETS WITH OFFICIALS –
SOME BIG NAME COMPANIES ARE PUTTING IN LAST MINUTE BIDS TO BUY TIKTOK –
INCLUDING AN OFFER FROM AMAZON WEDNESDAY.
THE E-COMMERCE GIANT REPORTEDLY EMAILED AN OFFER LETTER TO VICE PRESIDENT JD VANCE AND HOWARD LUTNICK – TRUMP’S COMMERCE SECRETARY.
AMAZON IS INTERESTED IN ACQUIRING ALL OF TIKTOK’S U.S. OPERATIONS.
ONLYFANS FOUNDER TIM STOKELY ALSO REPORTEDLY PLACED AN OFFER WITH THE WHITE HOUSE TO BUY AT LEAST PART OF THE APP’S U.S. OPERATIONS.
TRUMP HAS PREVIOUSLY NOTED “MULTIPLE COMPANIES” HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN BUYING TIKTOK – AND A DEAL COULD INVOLVE “MULTIPLE U.S. INVESTORS.”
TIKTOK HAS MAINTAINED ITS U.S. OPERATIONS ARE NOT FOR SALE – PARTLY IT SAYS BECAUSE THE CHINESE GOVERNMENT WOULD BLOCK ANY DEAL.
LAST WEEK TRUMP INDICATED HE MAY LOWER TARIFFS ON CHINA AS AN INCENTIVE TO GET A DEAL DONE TO “SAVE TIKTOK.”
DETAILS OVER WEDNESDAY’S MEETING ARE UNCLEAR –
THOUGH VANCE, LUTNICK, NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER MIKE WALTZ, AND DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE TULSI GABBARD WERE ALL SAID TO BE IN ATTENDANCE.
THE HILL REPORTED THAT “A POTENTIAL DEAL” WOULD BE PRESENTED TO TRUMP DURING WEDNESDAY’S MEETING.
WHILE APRIL 5TH IS THE CURRENT DEADLINE FOR A DEAL TO BE MADE OR THE APP GOES OFFLINE –
PRESIDENT TRUMP ALSO INDICATED LAST WEEK – THAT HE COULD EASILY EXTEND THAT DEADLINE AGAIN IF A DEAL ISN’T FINALIZED BY SATURDAY.
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Media Landscape
See how news outlets across the political spectrum are covering this story. Learn more
Left 27%
Center 51%
Right 21%
Bias Summary
- President Donald Trump said he expects a deal for TikTok before the April 5 deadline, stating, "There will be a deal we think."
- The U.S. government is preparing to impose a ban on TikTok unless ByteDance sells its U.S. assets due to national security concerns.
- Vice President JD Vance predicted that there will almost certainly be a high-level agreement by Saturday.
- Trump indicated that TikTok has a lot of potential buyers and expressed a desire for the platform to remain operational.
- No summary available because of a lack of coverage.
- President Donald Trump stated that the deadline to sell TikTok is April 5, 2025, but added, "I can extend if I want."
- The bipartisan law requires TikTok's Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell or be banned, with the House passing it 360-58.
- Public support for a TikTok ban has decreased from 50% in 2023 to 32% in 2025, indicating growing resistance to a shutdown.
- Trump's past efforts to ban TikTok in 2020 contrast with his current objective to negotiate a sale, which he hopes will address legal requirements.
Bias Comparison
Media outlets on the left
used terms like “Trump teases last-minute deal,” reflecting skepticism towards his handling of the situation.
Media outlets on the right
amplified the narrative of a looming “ban,” citing potential legal repercussions for companies aiding TikTok without a deal.
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341 other sources covering this story
Total News Sources
341
Leaning Left
53
Center
99
Leaning Right
41
Last Updated
4 weeks ago
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