TikTok-Oracle deal takes unexpected turn as White House issues blanket ban effective this weekend

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For the White House, it wants Oracle to obtain a majority stake in TikTok U.S. to secure users data.

At a press conference today, President Trump said the deal “has to be 100% as far as national security is concerned,” further adding that he wants “a lot of money to go to the government because we are making the deal valuable,” although this has been challenged on legal ground.

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