US President Donald Trump has expressed dissatisfaction with the fact that under the terms of the agreement between ByteDance and Oracle, the Chinese company will retain a majority stake in the TikTok service, and Oracle will have a minority stake. This Trump said during the press briefing at the White House.
Responding to the question from one of the journalists how he felt about ByteDance retaining a majority stake in TikTok, the president said: “We don’t like it. Hypothetically I can tell you that I do not like it. I have not been informed about it yet. It was reported, but I was not personally informed … If it is true, I’m not happy about it, assuming that ByteDance is China, and that may be the case, I think. ”
The President noted that he was not ready to sign any agreements. “There must be a 100 percent security guarantee in terms of national security … We need security, especially after what we have seen in connection with China and what is happening. We need the security, “- said the president.
Meanwhile, the terms of the agreement between of ByteDance and TikTok are being considered by the US Foreign Investment Committee (CFIUS), which will present its decision soon.
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