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Could MrBeast Become Part-Owner of TikTok? Offers and Speculation Swirl After Trump Vows to Broker Deal to ‘Save’ App From Ban
Will TikTok find a U.S. buyer to remain legal? After Trump vowed to make a deal to save the app, MrBeast has emerged as part of a joint bid.
MrBeast, the YouTube impresario whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, is part of an investor group led by Employer.com founder Jesse Tinsley that is offering to buy TikTok. At a press briefing Tuesday at the White House, Trump was asked if he was open to Musk — the tech billionaire who has become a close adviser to the president — buying TikTok. Project Liberty, an internet advocacy group run by billionaire Frank McCourt, has publicized a proposal for TikTok’s U.S. assets backed by others including “Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary and Guggenheim Securities.
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