U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and U.S. Industry Consultant Jamieson Greer conserve a press convention, following a gathering with Chinese language Vice Premier He Lifeng, at the past of U.S.-China talks on industry, financial and nationwide safety problems, in Madrid, Spain, September 15, 2025.
Louiza Vradi | Reuters
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent stated Tuesday that President Donald Trump was once prepared to let TikTok move unlit, and it was once “what turned the tide” within the offer framework with China.
“President Trump made it clear that he would have been willing to let Tiktok go dark, that we were not going to give up national security in favor of the deal,” Bessent instructed CNBC’s “Squawk Box.”
TikTok father or mother corporate ByteDance continues to be having a look at a Sept. 17 cut-off date to divest the app’s U.S. operations or doubtlessly be close indisposed within the nation.
The Trump management hasn’t but officially prolonged the cut-off date, regardless that U.S. Industry Consultant Jamieson Greer stated Monday that extra generation is also wanted for the offer to be finalized and signed.
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