Trump Seeks TikTok Stake

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Trump is searching for potential TikTok buyers — who are the likely contenders?

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President Donald Trump wants a U.S. investor to take a major stake in ByteDance 's TikTok .

Several parties are in contention even as potential buyers face a litany of legal hurdles and barriers to entry.

Trump has already flagged several major investors within his inner circle as acceptable buyers, one of which is Musk .

MrBeast , real name Jimmy Donaldson , has indicated serious interest in buying TikTok U.S. Social media superstar MrBeast has more than 100 million TikTok followers.

Scotiabank analyst Nat Schindler noted that existing investors BlackRock , Coatue , and General Atlantic , who own a large chunk of TikTok 's parent company, are likely to participate in any sale of the platform.

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