When asked by a reporter if he is "open to" billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk buying TikTok, Trump said he "would be," if Musk wanted to buy it.
"TikTok is worthless if it doesn't get the permit," Trump said. "So what I'm thinking about saying to somebody is, buy it, and give half to the United States and we will give you the permit," he clarified. This way, he said, the owner would have a "great partner" in the US.
"Let the US give the permit and the US should get half. Sounds reasonable, what do you think," he asked, turning to Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison. "Sounds reasonable to me," Ellison responded.