For many of America’s 170 million TikTok users, US President Donald Trump’s move to delay a legal ban of the popular social media platform was cause for celebration. But in China, where TikTok’s parent company is based,

President Donald Trump said Monday evening that Microsoft is among the U.S. companies looking to take control of TikTok to help the popular app avert an effective ban that could kick-in in April.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday batted down the national security concerns surrounding TikTok, saying, “Is it that important for China to be spying on young people? On young kids watching crazy videos?

President Trump on Monday said Microsoft is one of the technology companies eyeing TikTok to keep the app in the United States amid a looming government ban. When asked if Microsoft was one of the

U.S. President Donald Trump predicted on Monday there will be many people bidding to own TikTok, and he does not want China involved in the popular social media company. Trump was speaking to Republican lawmakers at his Doral golf club in Miami.

Trump had predicted on Monday there will be many people bidding to own TikTok, and he does not want China involved in the popular social media company.

President Trump suggested on Monday that Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok and that he hopes a “bidding war” breaks out over the contentious Chinese-owned social media app. “I would say, yes,” Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One when asked if the software giant was bidding to buy TikTok from its Chinese parent company ByteDance.