President Donald Trump Seals TikTok's American Future: Executive Order Mandates U.S. Ownership in Oval Office Ceremony - September 25, 2025

On September 25, 2025, President Donald Trump signed a landmark executive order in the Oval Office, approving a $14 billion deal to divest TikTok's U.S. operations from its Chinese parent company ByteDance and place majority control—80% ownership—in American hands, reducing ByteDance's stake to under 20%. The move, hailed by Trump as compliant with the 2024 divest-or-ban law and endorsed by Chinese President Xi Jinping, involves a joint venture with U.S. investors including Oracle, Silver Lake, Dell CEO Michael Dell, and Lachlan Murdoch's Fox Corp., ensuring the app's algorithm and operations like Lemon8 and CapCut remain under American oversight to address national security concerns. Trump quipped about making the platform "100% MAGA" while vowing to protect its 170 million U.S. users, marking a pivotal shift in global tech sovereignty amid ongoing U.S.-China tensions.
Guests:
President Donald Trump, President of the United States
Vice President J.D. Vance, Vice President of the United States
Stephen Miller, White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy
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