https://techcrunch.com/2020/08/03/what-microsoft-should-demand-in-exchange-for-its-payment-to-the-u-s-government-for-tiktok/

In one of the crazier news stories (and in 2020, that is saying something), President Donald Trump said today during a media availability that in order for the U.S. government to sign off on a potential Microsoft/TikTok deal, “a very substantial portion of that price is going to have to come into the Treasury of the United States,” based on my colleague Alex Wilhelm’s rough transcript.

Trump calls TikTok a hot brand, demands a chunk of its sale price