Jan 28, 2025 · Jan 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab is in talks to acquire TikTok and that he would like to see a bidding war over the ...

Jan 28, 2025 · Despite granting TikTok a 75-day reprieve from the ban, Trump had been the first president to start pressuring ByteDance to sell its app. In August 2020, ByteDance approached Microsoft as a ...

Jan 28, 2025 · “I would say yes,” Trump told reporters when asked if Microsoft was one of the companies interested in helping to bring about a new ownership of TikTok, a requirement set by Congress to keep the app functioning in the U.S. Trump added that other companies were also interested in purchasing TikTok, but wouldn’t provide a list.

Jan 28, 2025 · Trump made two key statements about TikTok on Monday. First, aboard Air Force One, when specifically asked if Microsoft is in discussions to purchase the app, Trump responded: "I would say yes. A ...

Jan 28, 2025 · U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok and that he hopes to see a bidding war over the app.

Jan 28, 2025 · Microsoft, which declined to comment on the president’s remarks, had discussed buying TikTok in 2020, when Trump tried to force a sale of the app in his first term.

Jan 29, 2025 · Microsoft first tried to buy TikTok during Trump’s first term in 2020. ... President Donald Trump with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Nicholas Kamm—AFP via Getty Images. Rankings.

Jan 28, 2025 · Microsoft Corp. is in talks to acquire the US arm of ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok, President Donald Trump said Monday night, without elaborating. “I would say yes,” Trump told reporters aboard ...