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He (Trump) has a very good relationship with China, and we want him to keep it up,
I have the unique constitutional responsibility for the national security of the United States, the conduct of foreign policy, and other vital executive functions,
If we (could) be together, united, we can be stronger. … The power will benefit the people. That's what we want, a power that can benefit the people, the people in China, and the people in the United States."
She highlighted the potential for unity and collaboration, saying They tell you this is about China. About security. About safety. That's a lie. This is about control. About fear. About silencing you."
In a news release on his Senate website, Paul wrote I'm confident that he (Trump) can get a good deal struck up and kind of get a healthy relationship going between the two,
We may have to get an approval from China too. I’m not sure. But I’m sure they’ll approve it. If they don’t approve it, it would be somewhat of a hostile act, I think.”
TikTok is one poker chip in the broader game of high-stakes poker between China and the US,
Wedbush Securities managing director Dan Ives told CNN I have the right to make a deal,
he told reporters Tuesday Why would I want to get rid of TikTok?”
Earlier this month he posted stats about pro-Trump accounts and videos on the app while asking I would like the United States to have a 50% ownership position in a joint venture,
Trump wrote on Truth Social on Sunday, suggesting “a joint venture between the current owners and/or new owners.” The purpose of the statute is to force China to sell TikTok,
Cruz told POLITICO Tuesday It’s an indication of his willingness to work with us,
President Trump said he signed the executive order to ‘make a deal to protect our national security,’
said Ian Swanson, a spokesperson for Ricketts, An executive order is just a press release with nicer stationery,
said Alan Rozenshtein, a former DOJ official who teaches at the University of Minnesota Law School Trump, the ultimate dealmaker, is the only person to negotiate a solution that results in a safer, more secure TikTok for all Americans. The responsibility now falls solely on ByteDance,
State AGs can enforce this law. The SEC can enforce this law. So if you’re a company, you got to weigh that really carefully,
We’ll get on with it, as soon as maybe the end of the week in terms of negotiating what might work… The Chinese government, the US government and the company and the board all have to be involved in this conversation,
The president does not have the power to suspend the law, that’s not a presidential power. And so to the extent that Trump is saying the law is not enforced, no one’s violating it – those are not legally meaningful statements,
said Alan Rozenshtein, a professor at the University of Minnesota Law School who specializes in tech law It’s not clear to me that any member of Congress would be likely to sue Donald Trump,
I really imagine that for these companies that it’s really just a cost-benefit analysis about it’s either worth it or not to engage in activity that’s subjecting me to some level of risk that my lawyers are informing me of,