{"id":2418684,"date":"2025-04-01T20:32:01","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T00:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-make-final-tiktok-decision-after-all-star-meeting-report\/"},"modified":"2025-04-01T20:33:54","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T00:33:54","slug":"trump-to-make-final-tiktok-decision-after-all-star-meeting-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-to-make-final-tiktok-decision-after-all-star-meeting-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump to Make Final TikTok Decision After All-Star Meeting: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/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%2Ftrump-to-make-final-tiktok-decision-after-all-star-meeting-report%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=2418684&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>A <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">crucial high-level meeting<\/a> at the White House is set to determine the future of the social media platform TikTok. Following a bill passed by Congress and signed into law by former President Biden, the Chinese company ByteDance, which owns TikTok, has been given a deadline to sell the app, or it faces a ban. This meeting involves key figures such as President Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nbc-news-covers-the-biden-administration\/\" title=\"NBC News Covers the Biden Administration\u00a0\">national security officials<\/a>. Concerns revolve around data privacy, as it is feared that the Chinese government could access user data. Trump has indicated important interest in acquiring TikTok from various potential buyers, including major investment firms. As the deadline approaches, there is speculation that Trump might extend it if a deal is reached. The meeting is seen as a final opportunity to approve the sale, with estimates of TikTok&#8217;s value reaching up to $50 billion.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A major high-level White House meeting Wednesday could decide the fate of the social media app TikTok, according to news reports.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Congress passed a bill, which former President Joe Biden signed, requiring Byte Dance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, to divest itself of the app, or the app would be banned. President Donald Trump gave Byte Dance a 75-day extension on its January deadline, making Saturday the date for either a sale or a ban.<\/p>\n<p>The concern with TikTok is that the Chinese government could have access to private information about users, because Chinese businesses have to give their government anything it wants.<\/p>\n<p>Trump will meet with Vice President J.D. Vance, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, and national security adviser Michael Waltz, among others, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/trump-administration\/trump-hold-white-house-meeting-tiktok-deadline-nears-rcna199181\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said Sunday there are &ldquo;a lot of potential buyers&rdquo; for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/fate-tiktok-decided-court-appeals-makes-big-decision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TikTok<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There&rsquo;s tremendous interest in TikTok,&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The decision is going to be my decision. &hellip; We have a great team of people thinking, essentially taking bids. We have a lot of people that want to buy TikTok. We&rsquo;re dealing with China also on it, because they may have something to do with it,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/jd-vance-blistering-response-asked-different-vp-kamala-brings-word-salads-vodka\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vance<\/a> has also been upbeat that there would be a sale.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There will almost certainly be a high-level agreement that I think satisfies our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/blackburn-introduces-amendments-to-counter-china-and-iran\/\" title=\"Blackburn Introduces Amendments to Counter China and Iran\">national security concerns<\/a>, allows there to be a distinct American TikTok enterprise,&rdquo; Vance said.<\/p>\n<p>A report from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/trump-consider-final-tiktok-proposal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a> framed Wednesday&rsquo;s meeting as a final session to approve a sale.<\/p>\n<p>CBS said investors are likely to include Blackstone, Oracle, &ldquo;blue chip private equity firms, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-virtue-signaling-corporations-trying-to-prove-their-wokeness\/\" title=\"5 Virtue Signaling Corporations Trying To Prove Their \u2018Wokeness\u2019\">venture capital firms<\/a>, and major investors in the technology industry.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>NBC had listed entrepreneur Reid Rasner, CEO of Omnivest Financial, and Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian, in partnership with businessman Frank McCourt, as being among the bidders for TikTok.<\/p>\n<p>Jesse Tinsley, the founder of Employer.com, says he has assembled a $30 billion bid in a group that includes the CEO of Roblox, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ftc-moves-to-block-microsofts-69-billion-purchase-of-activision\/\" title=\"FTC Moves To Block Microsoft\u2019s  Billion Purchase Of Activision\">video game platform<\/a>, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-tiktok-bytedance-78f69ce5ca022e4c01f913ed9753b9ef\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>NBC said TikTok&rsquo;s worth has been estimated as high as $50 billion.<\/p>\n<p>CBS noted that on Sunday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tiktok-officially-limbo-trump-announces-likely-plan-response\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a> said, &ldquo;I&rsquo;d like to see TikTok remain alive.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, he said there was &ldquo;a lot of enthusiasm for TikTok.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/04\/01\/tech\/tiktok-ban-deadline-trump-what-to-expect\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a> indicated that there is an expectation that if the outlines of a deal are agreed to, Trump could extend the Saturday deadline until the deal is finalized.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Last year, Congress enacted a law signed by former President Biden mandating that ByteDance, TikTok&#8217;s Chinese parent company, either sell the app or face a ban. Former President Trump extended the deadline for ByteDance by 75 days, making Saturday the final date for a sale or prohibition. Concerns about TikTok stem from fears that the Chinese government could access user data since Chinese companies must comply with government requests. Trump is set to meet with key officials including Vice President J.D. Vance and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to discuss potential buyers for TikTok<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2418685,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Trump-to-decide-TikTok-fate.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[52661,4552,50944,6248,3634],"class_list":["post-2418684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-all-star-meeting","tag-decision","tag-report-2","tag-tiktok","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Trump-to-decide-TikTok-fate.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418684","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2418684"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418684\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2418688,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2418684\/revisions\/2418688"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2418685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2418684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2418684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2418684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}