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Donald Trump tries to barter TikTok sale on reside TV as he defends Capitol riot pardons

By Editorial Board Published January 22, 2025 5 Min Read
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Donald Trump tries to barter TikTok sale on reside TV as he defends Capitol riot pardons

Donald Trump has tried to barter a possible TikTok sale on reside tv, in what was alleged to be an announcement about funding in synthetic intelligence (AI) infrastructure.

At one level he tried to barter the sale of Tiktok with American businessman Larry Ellison, who is alleged to be value greater than $204bn (£165bn).

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President Donald Trump introduced an funding in AI infrastructure and took questions on a spread of subjects.
Pic: Reuters/Carlos Barria

Mr Trump additionally needed to defend a few of his actions simply someday into his second time period.

When the subject of TikTok was raised, Mr Trump stated he was “open” to his shut good friend Elon Musk shopping for the app, including: “I would be, if he wanted to buy it. I’d like Larry [Ellison] to buy it too.”

He continued: “I have the right to make a deal, the deal I’m thinking about, Larry let’s negotiate in front of the media.

“The deal I feel is that this. I’ve met with the house owners of TikTok, the massive house owners, it is nugatory if it does not get a allow… with a allow it is value like a trillion {dollars}.

“What I’m thinking of saying to someone is buy it and give half to the US, half, and we’ll give you a permit… the US will be the ultimate partner and the US will make it very worthwhile for them.”

“Sounds like a good deal to me Mr President,” Mr Ellison stated, when requested by the president concerning the supply.

In the course of the press convention, Mr Trump additionally stated he obtained a “very nice letter” from the outgoing Joe Biden.

“It was a little bit of an inspirational type letter, joy, do a good job, important, very important the job is, I think it was a nice letter, I think I should let people see it… I appreciated the letter,” he stated.

Capitol riot pardons

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Trump issued pardons for more than 1,500 people involved in the Capitol riots.

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Trump addresses Capitol riot pardons

As a part of a blitz of govt orders Mr Trump signed on Monday, he issued pardons for greater than 1,500 folks concerned within the Capitol riot – together with the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers leaders.

When requested how he justified pardoning convicted violent rioters, a few of whom attacked police, he stated: “I am the friend of police more than any president that has been in this office.

“They have been given a pardon, I assumed their sentences have been ridiculous and extreme.”

When further questioned over the words of his vice president JD Vance, who said no violent rioters would be pardoned, Mr Trump claimed they had “served years in jail and murderers do not even go to jail on this nation”.

Tariff countdown

Throughout the marketing campaign path, Mr Trump has repeatedly raised the prospect of utilizing tariffs in opposition to different nations.

However for the primary time, he gave a date for doubtlessly bringing them in.

He vowed to hit the European Union (EU) with tariffs and stated his administration was discussing imposing a further 10% tariff on items imported from China from 1 February as a result of, he claimed, fentanyl was being despatched from China to Mexico and Canada, then on to the US.

OpenAI's Sam Altman speaks at Tuesday's press conference next to Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison and SoftBank chief executive Masayoshi Son.
Pic: Reuters/Carlos Barria

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OpenAI’s Sam Altman speaks at Tuesday’s press convention subsequent to Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison and SoftBank chief govt Masayoshi Son.
Pic: Reuters/Carlos Barria

“The European Union is very, very bad to us, so they’re going to be in for tariffs. It’s the only way… you’re going to get fairness,” he stated.

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