Trump: US should get 'substantial portion' of TikTok operations sale price

ReutersPublished: Aug 4, 2020 12:52 AM

US President Donald Trump said on Monday the US government should get a "substantial portion" of the sales price of the US operations of popular short-video app TikTok and warned he will ban the service in the United States on Sept 15 without a sale.

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