Trump suggests that Murdoch will have a role in the new Tiktok deal

In an interview registered on Friday on Fox News’s Sunday briefingTrump was asked to name the individuals who invest in Tijok. The White House announced on Saturday that the US operations for Tiktok will be owned by the majority and controlled by American investors, including Oracle Corp. , Andressen Horowitz and Silver Lake Management LLC.

The deal was completed in a phone call on Friday between Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, and the White House said the ranking will be signed in the coming days.

“I hate to tell you that, but a man called Lachlan is involved. Lachlaan is, this is a very unusual name, Lachlan Murdoch,” Trump said. “Perhaps Robert will be in the group. I think they will be in the group.”

Trump Larry Ellson, President of Oracle, Michael Del, President of Dell Inc.

The Tiktok deal – designed to comply with the law of the two parties, which came into effect in January 2025, which requires the parent company by Teded Ltd. To strip the Tiktok in the United States – you will see anxiously with less than 20 % stake.

No, Murdoch, who control News CompanyDell, in the White House announcement issued a day after the interview was registered.

A person familiar with the matter said that Fox Corp. You will participate in the Tiktok deal instead of Murdochs individually.

The messages that seek to get a comment to Dell are not returned immediately.

Under the deal, the Americans were holding six seven board seats for Tiktok, the application algorithm in the United States will be controlled and Oracle will be the security provider in Tiktok, the application monitoring for safety, and work with the United States government.