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· tom's guide2025-01-15T19:26:06.573Z
Could Donal Trump buy TikTok?
A report started circulating that President-elect Donald Trump was intending to purchase TikTok in an effort to save the social video site. As reported by Newsweek, an X user named @DiaPinCasA shared an image of a post they alleged was by Donald Trump. The X post, which Trump himself supposedly shared, read as follows:
"Big announcement: I will be purchasing TikTok on January 14th for $2.7 billion. Incredible platform, tremendous potential. Under my leadership, it will be bigger and better than ever before! Stay tuned. #MAGA #TikTok"
A quick look over Trump's X account shows no such post. In a Fox News interview, Kevin O'Leary said that Trump is acting as an advisor on the matter of a TikTok purchase but that he is not a potential buyer.