Trump Says Microsoft Considering TikTok Bid

Trump said there’s been ‘a lot of interest in TikTok’ but did not specify which other companies are interested in buying the Chinese-owned app.

The TikTok logo is displayed on an iPhone in London on Feb. 28, 2023. Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

President Donald Trump said on Jan. 27 that Microsoft is one of the companies interested in buying TikTok, as the video-sharing app faces a potential nationwide ban in the United States.

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, the president was asked whether Microsoft is in talks to acquire the Chinese-owned app, to which he replied, “I would say yes.”