US President Donald Trump has shown support for Elon Musk potentially buying TikTok and proposed that the US government receive a 50% ownership stake in exchange for operating permits. This comes after Trump temporarily halted TikTok's ban. Both Trump and China have expressed some flexibility regarding the sale of TikTok's US operations.
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