‘TikTok deal was close, but China changed because of tariffs,’ says Trump

US President Donald Trump said that the deal on TikTok was pretty close. However, he noted that China changed its mind due to tariffs.

Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump stated that China would have approved the deal in 15 minutes if he had given a cut in tariffs.

When asked about a report that there was about to be a deal on TikTok but China changed its mind, Trump responded, “The report is that we had a deal, pretty much for Tiktok, not a deal, but pretty close, and then China changed the deal because of tariffs.