Vance Put In Charge Of Overseeing Sale Of TikTok

Punchbowl News reports:

President Donald Trump has tasked Vice President JD Vance and National Security Adviser Michael Waltz with overseeing a potential sale of TikTok, according to multiple sources on Capitol Hill and the White House. Vance is in charge of “quarterbacking a deal to save TikTok,” according to a source familiar with the matter. Waltz and the National Security Council are in charge of the national security aspect of any potential transaction.

Like so much of what we write about here, the Vance/Waltz assignment sprouts from a mix of congressional dysfunction, as well as Trump’s own tendency to overpromise and skirt the rules. Trump has suggested Microsoft is interested in buying TikTok. The president also seems to like the idea of Elon Musk doing so as well. Billionaire Frank McCourt and his business partner Kevin O’Leary (the “Shark Tank” guy) have been campaigning to take over TikTok as well.

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VP Vance and national security adviser Mike Waltz have been appointed to oversee a potential sale of TikTok. pic.twitter.com/baem4INDUi

— Katie Liane (@TheKaterPotater) February 7, 2025

NEWS in AM: @VP is now in charge of the @tiktok_us portfolio. He is leading on putting a deal together, with WALTZ in charge of the security aspect. https://t.co/LQwvrhR8yE

— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) February 7, 2025