{"id":2387143,"date":"2025-01-06T19:15:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T00:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-oleary-met-with-trump-about-his-plans-to-buy-tiktok-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-01-06T19:15:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-07T00:15:48","slug":"kevin-oleary-met-with-trump-about-his-plans-to-buy-tiktok-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-oleary-met-with-trump-about-his-plans-to-buy-tiktok-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin O\u2019Leary met with Trump about his plans to buy TikTok &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fkevin-oleary-met-with-trump-about-his-plans-to-buy-tiktok-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2387143&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>kevin O&#8217;Leary,\u200c the star of \u2064ABC&#8217;s &#8220;Shark Tank,&#8221; recently disclosed that he has\u2064 met with president-elect Donald Trump to discuss the\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-fcc-nominee-gigi-sohn-wants-to-silence-dissent-top-senate-republicans-say\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s FCC Nominee Gigi Sohn Wants To \u2018Silence Dissent,\u2019 Top Senate Republicans Say\">potential acquisition<\/a> of TikTok. The meeting highlights O&#8217;leary&#8217;s interest in \u200cthe social media platform amidst ongoing debates about its ownership and security \u200bconcerns. Details about the specific plans or proposals discussed during their meeting have yet to be revealed.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Kevin O&rsquo;Leary met with Trump about his plans to buy TikTok<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1927173\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>ABC&rsquo;s<em> Shark Tank<\/em> star Kevin O&rsquo;Leary shared on Monday that he has met with President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> about closing a deal to buy the social media app <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tiktok\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"TikTok\">TikTok<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In an interview on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/fox-news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Fox News\">Fox News<\/a>&lsquo;s <em>The Story with Martha MacCallum<\/em>, O&rsquo;Leary discussed his latest steps in nearing a purchase of the app from its Chinese parent company ByteDance in hopes of making TikTok an American-owned company and avoiding it being banned in the United States on Jan. 19.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-un-funds-migrant-wave-flooding-to-the-u-s\/\" title=\"Exclusive: UN Funds Migrant Wave Flooding to the U.S.\">business investor<\/a> said he recently met with Trump at Mar-a-Lago about several agenda items, including teaming up with Project Liberty founder Frank McCourt in a bid to buy TikTok.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/twitter-elon-musk-saga-whats-next-in-the-takeover-battle\/\" title=\"Twitter\u2013Elon Musk Saga: What\u2019s Next in the Takeover Battle?\">multibillion-dollar deal<\/a> and we&rsquo;re gonna have to work with President Trump,&rdquo; the <em>Shark Tank<\/em> television personality said, adding, &ldquo;This is a bipartisan situation &mdash; we have to work initially with [Joe] Biden, and we want to, and then midday, Trump will be the person who will have to close the deal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2745586&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=d41bdbffa1ab30c2819b035cbed21c98\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&ldquo;I wanted to let [Trump] know, as well as others in his Cabinet, we&rsquo;re doing this, and we&rsquo;re gonna need their help,&rdquo; he told Fox on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>O&rsquo;Leary, known as <em>Shark Tank<\/em>&lsquo;s &ldquo;Mr. Wonderful,&rdquo; has been a longtime business investor and is now coordinating with McCourt to manage an effort called The People&rsquo;s Bid for TikTok.<\/p>\n<p>The celebrity businessman has a crowdfunding effort for individuals to register interest at WonderfulTikTok.com, which could take a stake in buying TikTok.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;TikTok has immense potential &mdash; not just as a tool for creators and businesses, but as a cornerstone of a more secure, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">people-centered digital future<\/a>,&rdquo; O&rsquo;Leary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/globally-renowned-investor-and-entrepreneur-kevin-oleary-joining-the-peoples-bid-for-tiktok-302342948.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"said in a statement\">said in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Together with Frank, we aim to deliver an American-owned platform that safeguards national security while empowering its 170 million U.S. users to thrive. With the January 19 deadline quickly approaching, I&rsquo;m confident that our shared vision, paired with President-elect Trump&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcauliffe-linked-law-firm-billed-700-an-hour-fighting-parents-of-special-needs-children\/\" title=\"McAuliffe-Linked Law Firm Billed 0 An Hour Fighting Parents Of Special-Needs Children\">business acumen<\/a>, will lead to a deal that benefits everyone,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1927173\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1927173\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kevin O&#8217;Leary discussed plans to buy TikTok with Trump<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2387144,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP22348589852830-scaled-1024x682.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[48019,37455,6248,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2387143","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-business-meeting","tag-kevin-oleary","tag-tiktok","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP22348589852830-scaled-1024x682.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2387143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2387143"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2387143\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2387147,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2387143\/revisions\/2387147"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2387144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2387143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2387143"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2387143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}