Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) stated President-elect Trump is anticipated to discover a method for TikTok’s sale to a U.S. proprietor.
Jeffries famous in an interview on CNN’s “Anderson Cooper 360” Sunday that the bipartisan laws Congress handed final 12 months was aimed toward forcing the sale of TikTok from its China-based dad or mum firm on account of nationwide safety issues.
“What it required was divestiture and American ownership,” Jeffries stated. “It’s my expectation that the new administration will find a way to achieve that, because, as I understand it, we’re in the ‘America first’ era.”
Cooper minimize in, noting current dialogue of “joint ownership.” President-elect Trump stated Sunday he would love the U.S. to have a “50 percent ownership position” to ensure that the platform to stay accessible to American customers.
“Well, we’ll see what ideas actually get presented. It would have to be accomplished through legislation,” Jeffries stated.
Forward of Sunday’s deadline for the app to divest from Chinese language dad or mum firm ByteDance or be banned, TikTok minimize off U.S. entry to the platform.
“A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the U.S. Unfortunately, that means you can’t use TikTok for now,” a message learn when American customers opened the app.
Nevertheless, on Sunday, TikTok stated it was “in the process” of getting U.S. service returned, solely round 12 hours after it minimize off entry to American customers.
“In agreement with our service providers, TikTok is in the process of restoring service,” TikTok stated on the social platform X.
The corporate credited the incoming Trump administration, which is pushing for the platform to remain on app shops within the U.S.
“We thank President Trump for providing the necessary clarity and assurance to our service providers that they will face no penalties providing TikTok to over 170 million Americans and allowing over 7 million small businesses to thrive,” TikTok stated.
The Hill has reached out to TikTok for remark.
