Two Republican senators back a plan by China's ByteDance to divest the U.S. operations of TikTok after President Donald Trump said on Friday he had decided to ban the popular short-video app.
FILE PHOTO: Tik Tok logos are seen on smartphones in front of a displayed ByteDance logo in this illustration taken November 27, 2019. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo
Senator John Cornyn, a Texas Republican, said on Twitter on Sunday that divestment “and purchase by U.S. company is win-win.” Mnuchin said he and U.S. congressional leaders “all agree there has to be a change.” He added Trump could “either force a sale or the president can block the app using . And I’m not going to comment on my specific discussions with the president.”
Reuters reported on Saturday that ByteDance agreed to divest the U.S. operations of TikTok completely in a bid to save a deal with the White House.
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