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Trump Administration Set To Receive $10 Billion Fee From TikTok U.S. Deal
Trump Administration Set To Receive $10 Billion Fee From TikTok U.S. Deal
The Trump administration is poised to receive roughly $10 billion in payments from investors involved in the recently completed transaction to take control of TikTok’s U.S. operations, delivering an unusual financial windfall tied to the government’s role in keeping the popular social-media platform active in the United States.
ByteDance is the Chinese parent of TikTok. John G Mabanglo/EPA/Shutterstock
The payments are part of the arrangement under which a consortium of admin-aligned investors took control of TikTok’s American business from its...
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Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson in Brussels on Dec. 19, 2024. Johanna Geron/Reuters
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