US President Trump to speak with China’s President Xi on Friday, says “pretty close to a deal” on TikTok

Washington, DC: US President Donald Trump has confirmed he will speak with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday to discuss the future of TikTok, saying that the two sides are “pretty close to a deal” involving the popular social media platform.

“We’re speaking to President Xi on Friday to see if we can finalise something on TikTok, because there is tremendous value, and I hate to give away value, but I like TikTok,” Trump said at a press conference with Prime Minister Keir Starmer, “He acknowledged TikTok’s role in his past campaign, adding, “It helped get me elected. And we did unbelievably well with youth, like at a level that no Republican has ever even dreamt of.”