TikTok Staves Off Ban After Trump Gives Nod to Partnership Deal
President Donald Trump approved a partnership deal in principle that would allow TikTok to operate in the United States, even though it appeared to conflict with his initial order for China’s ByteDance to divest the video app. “I have given the deal my blessing,” Trump told White House reporters on Sept. 20 before departing for a campaign rally in North Carolina. “I approved the deal in concept.” Under the agreement, ByteDance, TikTok’s Beijing-based parent company, will create a new company headquartered in the United States to operate the popular video sharing app, with the promise of bringing 25,000 job opportunities. The new company is planning a U.S. initial public offering within a year. “Conceptually, I think it’s a great deal for America,” Trump said, adding that the new structure will…
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TikTok Staves Off Ban After Trump Gives Nod to Partnership Deal
President Donald Trump approved a partnership deal in principle that would allow TikTok to operate in the United States, even though it appeared to conflict with his initial order for China’s ByteDance to divest the video app. “I have given the deal my blessing,” Trump told White House reporters on Sept. 20 before departing for a campaign rally in North Carolina. “I approved the deal in concept.” Under the agreement, ByteDance, TikTok’s Beijing-based parent company, will create a new company headquartered in the United States to operate the popular video sharing app, with the promise of bringing 25,000 job opportunities. The new company is planning a U.S. initial public offering within a year. “Conceptually, I think it’s a great deal for America,” Trump said, adding that the new structure will…