"If I could make it 100% MAGA, I would," Trump said, after signing an executive order setting up the deal with China and Trump allies

White House officials said earlier this week that TikTok reached a preliminary deal to sell its U.S. operations to an American-based investor group.

US companies will acquire approximately 80% of TikTok's US operations and gain a licence to manage the app's recommendation algorithm, US News, Times Now

President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order setting in motion the sale of TikTok’s US business to a group of American and international investors.

In the very week that Mr Trump delivered TikTok from the threat of manipulation by the Chinese government, he intensified his own government’s efforts to control America’s media. “They give me only bad

Within the White House, national security concerns appear to have largely evaporated. After the app briefly went dark in January, Trump has repeatedly extended the deadline for TikTok to be sold, allowing it to continue operating as usual despite being deemed a security risk.