The details continue to drip into the American takeover of Tiktok, even if they actually give clarity or just muddy the water further, can be discussed. The latest time bit offered by Donald Trump: Conservative Media Magnat Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan may be part of the group of US investors who want to buy the social media platform from Chinese ownership by city dancing.
In an interview on Fox News ‘”The Sunday Briefing’, the president offered details in about the least determined way one could imagine. First he said,” A man named Lachlan is involved. “Fortunately, there are not so many Lachlans with access to” buy Tiktok “money, but Trump specified that he was actually talking about Lachlan Murdoch. “Probably will be in the group,” then said, “I think they will be in the group.”
Trump clumped in Murdochs with some other players who are believed to be involved in the deal to buy Tiktok, including Oracle CEO Larry Ellison and Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell. Ellison has been the most consistent name tied with the American Tiktok, and he has had close ties to Trump going back to his first administration. Ellison and his son also own a huge share in Paramount, which has quickly transformed CBS into a Trump-adjusted news network, including reportingly preparing a larger deal to get Bari Weiss. Michael Dell is a newer name in the mix, but perhaps not surprising, as CEO has spoken some of Trump’s policies in recent months.
Trump did not specifically put on the mention of Marc Andreessen or his venture capital company Andreessen Horowitz, nor did the investment company Silver Lake, both of which reported the Wall Street Journal previously expected to be involved in buying Tiktok. He said there were others involved, as Trump described as “really good people, very prominent people.”
However, Murdoch’s involvement is certainly remarkable. Trump and Rupert Murdoch have not been on the biggest conditions, considering that the Wall Street Journal owned by Murdoch has led the way to report Trump’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein. The two are currently involved in a trial of the journal reporting, but they also recently traveled to the UK together and have a much longer story than just this current spat.
It’s not hard to imagine why Murdoch wants to enter the deal: His media conglomerate currently counts primarily on the extremely old audience watching Fox News. Tiktok provides an opportunity to earn his preferred brand of conservative slope for a younger generation.