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Trump's TikTok Deal: $14B Valuation and Controversy Unfolds

9/30/2025

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Donald Trump has issued over 200 executive orders since January, including a TikTok transfer to American investors.
The TikTok deal involves conservative billionaires and firms tied to the Trump Administration.
Trump claimed buyers would be 'American investors,' omitting the Emirati-backed MGX firm.
The deal values TikTok's U.S. operations at $14 billion, below $50 billion estimates. Trump has postponed the deadline.

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Story summary

Donald Trump has issued over 200 executive orders since January, including a TikTok transfer to American investors.
The TikTok deal involves conservative billionaires and firms tied to the Trump Administration.
Trump claimed buyers would be 'American investors,' omitting the Emirati-backed MGX firm.
The deal values TikTok's U.S. operations at $14 billion, below $50 billion estimates. Trump has postponed the deadline.