{"id":2420519,"date":"2025-04-06T22:09:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T02:09:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-confirms-reports-that-china-tariffs-killed-tiktok-deal-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-04-06T22:10:07","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T02:10:07","slug":"trump-confirms-reports-that-china-tariffs-killed-tiktok-deal-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-confirms-reports-that-china-tariffs-killed-tiktok-deal-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump confirms reports that China tariffs killed TikTok deal &#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\">24<\/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-confirms-reports-that-china-tariffs-killed-tiktok-deal-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=2420519&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>President Donald Trump confirmed that the U.S. was close to finalizing a deal for the divestment of TikTok untill China backed out due to tariffs he announced. Despite initial agreement between American investors and TikTok&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/youtube-suspends-demonetizes-one-america-news-network\/\" title=\"YouTube Suspends, Demonetizes One America News Network\">parent company<\/a>, ByteDance, the imposition of a 34% tariff by the U.S. altered China&#8217;s willingness to proceed with the sale. Trump remarked on the important influence of tariffs, asserting that a reduction in tariffs could have resulted in a swift approval of the deal. Following the collapse of the negotiations, Trump extended the deadline for TikTok to find a U.S. buyer by 75 days, appointing Vice President JD Vance to lead efforts in closing the deal.  <\/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\">Trump confirms reports that China tariffs killed TikTok deal<\/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_2083555\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>President Donald Trump confirmed on Sunday night that the United States was &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gop-house-aims-to-change-us-trajectory-with-reconciliation-bill-lisa-mcclain-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"GOP House aims to change US \u2018trajectory\u2019 with reconciliation bill: Lisa McClain - Washington Examiner\">pretty close&#038;rdquo<\/a>; to a <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tiktok\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TikTok<\/a> divestment deal until <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">China <\/a>dodged on a sale of the platform because of the <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/tariffs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">tariffs <\/a>Trump announced against the country on his &ldquo;Liberation Day&rdquo; rollout.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3371071\/trump-tariffs-china-upended-tiktok-deal-bytedance-last-minute\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"previously reported\">previously reported<\/a> that a deal was finalized between American investors and TikTok&rsquo;s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, that would allow the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">social media platform<\/a> to continue operating within the U.S. After the White House slapped a 34% tariff on China, however, the country flipped its position and ByteDance said it could not agree to a sale.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3371782\/trump-signals-tariffs-here-to-stay-futures-market-plunges\/\">Trump signals sweeping tariffs here to stay as futures market plunges<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3370570\/us-customs-braces-huge-task-enforcing-trump-tariffs\/\">US customs braces for &#8216;huge task&#8217; of enforcing Trump tariffs and finding cheats<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3367279\/trump-briefing-room-takeover-white-house-clashes-with-press\/\">Trump&#8217;s briefing room takeover reflects the evolution of White House clashes with press<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Trump confirmed that reporting in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/live\/2025\/04\/06\/us\/trump-news-updates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"comments \">comments <\/a>to the media aboard Air Force One.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We had a deal pretty much for TikTok &mdash; not a deal but pretty close &mdash; and then China changed the deal because of tariffs,&rdquo;&nbsp;the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"... taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p>He also touted the power of tariffs by saying that if he gave China a &ldquo;little cut&rdquo; in the tax the TikTok deal would have been approved in &ldquo;15 minutes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If I gave a little cut in tariffs, they&rsquo;d approve that deal in 15 minutes, which shows you the power of tariffs, right?&rdquo; Trump said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/leaked-audio-from-internal-tiktok-meetings-shows-that-u-s-user-data-has-been-repeatedly-accessed-from-china\/\" title=\"Leaked Audio From Internal Tiktok Meetings Shows That U.S. User Data Has Been Repeatedly Accessed From ...\">deal failed<\/a> to come to fruition, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3370758\/trump-extends-tiktok-sale-deadline-75-days\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"announced \">announced <\/a>that the deadline for TikTok to find a U.S. buyer would be extended for 75 days. The previous deadline was April 5, and Vice President <a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">JD Vance<\/a> was tapped to lead the administration&rsquo;s efforts to find a U.S. buyer for the company.<\/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_2083555\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2083555\"}});<\/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>Trump confirms tariffs halted TikTok deal with China<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3359,"featured_media":2420520,"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\/2025\/04\/trump-tiktok-deal-killed.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[52953,52954,42205,3634,32076],"class_list":["post-2420519","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-china-tariffs","tag-tiktok-deal","tag-trade-policy","tag-trump","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/trump-tiktok-deal-killed.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2420519","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\/3359"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2420519"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2420519\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2420523,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2420519\/revisions\/2420523"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2420520"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2420519"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2420519"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2420519"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}