US President Trump "Gives Government a Fixed Amount if Acquisition of TikTok is Accomplished" 10:40, August 4
Regarding negotiations to acquire the US business of "TikTok," an app provided by a Chinese company, President Trump argued that if the Microsoft acquisition was successful, the government should be paid a certain amount.
Regarding "TikTok," Trump administration is worried that personal information will be abused, while Chinese companies and Microsoft are in talks to acquire an American business. If it does not reach an agreement, it indicates a ban on domestic operations.
About this, President Trump said in a White House interview on the 3rd, saying, "If we are able to make an acquisition, we should be paid a large percentage of the acquisition price because we are making it possible." He argued that some payment should be made from either China or Microsoft.
Initially, Trump was not in favor of another company's acquisition of "TikTok," but after that, he consulted with Microsoft's CEO Nadera and turned to accepting negotiations.
The presence or absence of government payments may affect the whereabouts of the negotiations, but American media say it's unclear whether the president has the power to ask for payment.