{"id":2489355,"date":"2025-09-22T07:29:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T11:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tiktok-deal-is-done-will-put-america-first-white-house-says\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T07:30:10","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T11:30:10","slug":"tiktok-deal-is-done-will-put-america-first-white-house-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tiktok-deal-is-done-will-put-america-first-white-house-says\/","title":{"rendered":"TikTok &#8216;Deal Is Done,&#8217; Will &#8216;Put America First,&#8217; White House Says"},"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\">22<\/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%2Ftiktok-deal-is-done-will-put-america-first-white-house-says%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=2489355&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>The future control of the social media app TikTok in the United States will be in American hands, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.Under a proposed deal, six out of seven seats on TikTok&#8217;s U.S. board will be held by Americans,ensuring majority American ownership. oracle will manage TikTok&#8217;s data and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/states-push-to-rein-in-big-tech-as-federal-gears-grind-slow\/\" title=\"States Push to Rein in Big Tech as Federal Gears Grind Slow\">privacy protection<\/a> for the U.S. version of the app. This arrangement comes in response to a law requiring TikTok&#8217;s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sever its ties with the Chinese government to continue operating in the U.S. Although no formal agreement has been signed,officials are confident the deal is finalized. The deal aims to protect Americans&#8217; privacy while keeping TikTok accessible, with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >american investors<\/a> diluting Chinese ownership to below 20 percent and controlling TikTok&#8217;s suggestion algorithm. The framework has reportedly received support from Chinese authorities and includes well-known American investors on the board.  <\/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>The future of the social media app TikTok will be in the hands of Americans, according to White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.<\/p>\n<p>Six Americans will sit on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tractor-supplys-dei-reversal-shows-citizen-activism-works\/\" title=\"Tractor Supply&#039;s DEI Reversal Shows Citizen Activism Works\">company&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s seven-seat board, Leavitt said Saturday during an interview on Fox News, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/politics-news\/white-house-tiktok-algorithm-data-deal-trump-china-rcna232627\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This deal does put America first,&rdquo; Leavitt said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;And let me just be very clear. This deal means that TikTok will be majority-owned by Americans in the United States. There will be seven seats on the board that controls the app in the United States, and six of those seats will be Americans,&rdquo; she explained.<\/p>\n<p>Oracle, a software giant, would handle data and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-senator-demands-algorithmic-justice-in-the-wake-of-elon-musks-twitter-takeover\/\" title=\"Democrat Senator Demands \u2018Algorithmic Justice\u2019 In The Wake Of Elon Musk\u2019s Twitter Takeover\">protect privacy<\/a> for the American version of TikTok, she said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/09\/20\/technology\/white-house-tiktok-deal.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/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>Leavitt said the deal will allow TikTok to continue to operate on Americans&rsquo; phones. Under a law passed last year, TikTok&rsquo;s owner, ByteDance, was ordered to devise a new corporate structure that would sever its connection with the Chinese government or be banned from operating in the U.S. Lawmakers feared Americans&rsquo; privacy was at risk with Chinese ownership.<\/p>\n<p>Since taking office, President Donald Trump has extended the deadline for a TikTok deal multiple times.<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt said that although no agreement has been signed, &ldquo;We are 100 percent confident that a deal is done.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Trump &ldquo;recognized the need to protect Americans&rsquo; privacy and data while also keeping this app open,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>A representative of China&rsquo;s Ministry of Commerce said a framework for a deal had been reached.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PressSec?\">@PressSec<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/karolineleavitt?\">@karolineleavitt<\/a> with news on exactly what the TikTok deal will look like.<\/p>\n<p>Saturday In America w\/ Kayleigh McEnany <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FoxNews?\">@FoxNews<\/a> &#11015;&#65039; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dgweGBcEOY\">pic.twitter.com\/dgweGBcEOY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kayleigh McEnany (@kayleighmcenany) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kayleighmcenany\/status\/1969428928948244823?\">September 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>ByteDance has been proposing a plan in which new American investors would enter the picture to dilute Chinese ownership to less that 20 percent, as required by the law.<\/p>\n<p>TikTok&rsquo;s recommendation algorithm would be &ldquo;controlled by America,&rdquo; Leavitt said.<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, Trump indicated that Chinese leader Xi Jinping backed the deal.<\/p>\n<p>Trump said the investors who join the board are &ldquo;all very well-known people, very famous people actually, financially,&rdquo; according to NBC<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s also controlled by very powerful and very substantial American people, all American, by the way, all American people,&rdquo; he said.<\/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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She explained on Fox News that six out of seven board members overseeing the company will be American citizens. &#8220;This agreement prioritizes America,&#8221; Leavitt emphasized. Oracle, a major software company, will manage data and ensure privacy for TikTok&#8217;s U.S. operations, according to The New York Times. The deal allows TikTok to remain accessible on American devices while complying with a law requiring ByteDance, TikTok&#8217;s parent company, to restructure and reduce Chinese government influence or face a ban in the U.S. Although no formal agreement has been signed yet, Leavitt expressed full confidence that a deal is imminent. Former President Trump supported protecting Americans&#8217; data privacy while keeping the app available domestically. ByteDance has proposed bringing in new American investors to reduce Chinese ownership below 20%, with TikTok&#8217;s recommendation algorithm controlled within the U.S., she added. Trump also noted that Chinese leader Xi Jinping supports this arrangement and highlighted that all new board members are prominent American figures with significant financial influence<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2489356,"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\/09\/TikTok.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[63808,63809,6248,45593,32127],"class_list":["post-2489355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-deal-is-done","tag-put-america-first","tag-tiktok","tag-us-policy","tag-white-house"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/TikTok.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2489355","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=2489355"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2489355\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2489359,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2489355\/revisions\/2489359"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2489356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2489355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2489355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2489355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}