https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...edance-to-sell-tiktok-u-s-operations-kdaib6eb Trump to Order China’s ByteDance to Sell TikTok U.S. Operations President Donald Trump plans to sign an order to direct China’s ByteDance Ltd.’s to divest its ownership of the popular U.S.-based music-video app TikTok, according to people familiar with the matter, Bloomberg News reports. The U.S. has been reviewing potential national security risks due to the company’s control of the app, and the order could be announced as soon as Friday. https://www.cnbc.com/2020/07/29/mnuchin-confirms-tiktok-is-under-cfius-review.html Mnuchin confirms TikTok is under CFIUS review following national security concerns Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin confirmed that social media app TikTok is being reviewed by department's Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S. CFIUS has authority to review foreign investments, and in this case appears to be looking at a prior acquisition by TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, based on national security concerns. The comments come ahead of Wednesday's hearing with the CEOs of tech giants Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google, before the House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust.
Chumpie Press Secretary Mc-A-ninny says the Prez condemns Hong Kong for delaying their elections, then says "hold my beer" the shit show goes on and on White House condemns Hong Kong election delay after Trump suggests postponing U.S. election https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/31/white-house-condemns-hong-kong-election-delay-389504
Once again the Democrats will be handed a steaming pile of economic dogshit (record deficits, national debt, budget shortfalls and edge of collapse) courtesy of a previous Republican administration come January 2021. Just like January 2009... and January 1993 and oh who can forget 1933? But Larry Kudlow says things are looking great just like he did in 2008 and every other prediction he's botched. If I didn't care about the future of this great country, I would say go ahead, re-elect Trump and reap what you've sown but we all have too much at stake for four more years of that moron and the damage that would be wrought.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/06/politics/trump-executive-order-tiktok/index.html Trump issues orders banning TikTok and WeChat from operating in 45 days if they are not sold by Chinese parent companies
"You get the redistributed wealth Larry, but no more trolling my rallies" https://www.businessinsider.com/larry-ellison-oracle-trump-support-2020-4 Larry Ellison said he supports Trump and wants him to do well: 'I don't think he's the devil' https://www.wsj.com/articles/microsoft-drops-out-of-bidding-for-tiktoks-u-s-operations-11600039821 Oracle Wins Bid for TikTok in U.S., Beating Microsoft Deal, which is likely not to be structured as an outright sale, will face White House review Oracle Corp. won the bidding for the U.S. operations of the video-sharing app TikTok, people familiar with the matter said, beating out Microsoft Corp. in a high-profile deal to salvage a social-media sensation that has been caught in the middle of a geopolitical standoff. Oracle is set to be announced as TikTok’s “trusted tech partner” in the U.S., and the deal is likely not to be structured as an outright sale, the people said.