Shark Tank star says he wants to buy TikTok - but needs Trump’s help
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Shark Tank star says he wants to buy TikTok - but needs Trump’s help

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary said he wants to buy TikTok but he needs President-elect Donald Trump’s help to pull off the deal. O’Leary, dubbed the reality TV show’s “Mr Wonderful,” said he has joined with the People’s Bid for TikTok project’s Frank McCourt in the potential multi-billion dollar deal as the Chinese company behind the app awaits its fate in the U.S. later this month. open image in gallery Kevin O’Leary has announced he wants to buy TikTok - but needs help from the president-elect McCourt’s Project Liberty is campaigning to purchase the app and migrate the platform to new infrastructure that would allow “people to control their own data,” the organization says. “Together with Frank, we aim to deliver an American-owned platform that safeguards national security while empowering its 170 million U.S. users to thrive.” At the end of December, Trump asked the Supreme Court to block the imminent ban on the app in the U.S. if its Chinese parent company doesn’t sell it by next month’s deadline.

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