Trump is working to save TikTok – Waltz

“US President-elect Donald Trump does not rule out retaining Chinese ownership of TikTok if measures are taken to ensure the protection and storage of American users’ data in the US.”, — write: epravda.com.ua

US President-elect Donald Trump does not rule out retaining Chinese ownership of TikTok if measures are taken to ensure the protection and storage of American users’ data in the US. Trump’s national security adviser, Mike Waltz, said this in an interview with CNN, Reuters reports. Waltz told CNN that the president-elect is working to “save TikTok” and wouldn’t rule out continued Chinese ownership combined with “firewalls to make sure data is protected here on American soil.” Trump said he would “most likely” grant TikTok a 90-day reprieve from the ban after he takes office on Monday, a promise TikTok cited in a message posted to users of the app.Advertisement: On Sunday, Waltz also spoke with CBS News and said that Trump needs time to to deal with issues related to TikTok, adding that the delay is necessary to allow TikTok to evaluate proposed buyers. However, Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson sent mixed signals, saying he believed Trump would push for ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, to sell the app. “Our understanding is that he’s going to try to push through a real sale, a transfer of ownership. It’s not the platform that members of Congress are worried about. It’s the Chinese Communist Party,” Johnson said.Advertisement: Some of Trump’s allies in Congress have opposed the idea of ​​extending TikTok’s authorization . Republican senators Tom Cotton, who chairs the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and Pete Ricketts said there is “no legal basis for any ‘extension’ of the ban.” To remind: The social network TikTok stopped working in the United States less than two hours before the ban was supposed to take effect. US President Joe Biden decided not to ban the TikTok social network, leaving the decision to his successor Donald Trump. TikTok will spend $50,000 on a holiday party celebrating Donald Trump’s inauguration to celebrate influencers who helped spread his campaign message, according to the event’s organizer. Chinese officials are considering an option for Elon Musk to buy TikTok’s US operations if the company fails to avoid a controversial ban on the app.