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Trump Signs TikTok Order With US App Valued at $14 Billion

‘I had a very good talk with President Xi,’ Trump told reporters in the Oval Office of the White House.

Within hours of his inauguration, President Trump signed several executive orders on Jan. 20 and 21 aimed at dismantling DEI efforts within the federal government and private sector. — In an executive order signed Thursday at the White House, Trump declared that the deal complies with a 2024 law requiring ByteDance to divest control or face a prohibition in the US of the popular video-sharing platform. (Getty)

Bloomberg

26 September 2025

President Donald Trump advanced plans for American investors to buy TikTok’s US operations from its Chinese owner ByteDance Ltd., with officials setting a potential value of $14 billion and outlining measures to ensure security of the new venture.

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