'I'd Like To Save TikTok': Trump Says He Wants To Keep TikTok Online By Achieving Deal

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Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office, President Trump said he wants to save TikTok by achieving a deal with China to put the platform into U.S. control.

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00:00Sir, on Nikon's deal, this arrangement that was just announced, is that an arrangement you would consider for TikTok as well?

00:08Nothing to do with TikTok. Totally different kind of a deal.

00:11We'll have to get, you know, to do it properly, we'll probably have to get China's approval.

00:15China's never easy. China's never easy.

00:18But I think, yeah, I think we'll be able to save TikTok. I'd like to save TikTok.

00:22I mean, TikTok was very good to me.

00:23I won the young people by 37 percent.

00:27No Republicans ever won.

00:30And I won by 37 percent.

00:32And Charlie Kirk will tell you TikTok helped.

00:36But Charlie Kirk helped also.

00:38Oh, he just happens to be here. Look at him.

00:42He loves that we mentioned that name, right, Charlie?

00:44He's done great. And I appreciate all the help.

00:46But with young people, we won by 37 percent, Charlie.

00:49And you helped. But TikTok was amazing.

00:52And he was the first one. He said, get on TikTok.

00:55So I have a little bit of a warm spot. I know I shouldn't.

00:57And they'll say, quid pro quo. Put him in jail for the rest of his life.

01:01Quid pro quo.

01:03No. TikTok was very good to me.

01:05I won young people.

01:06I don't know if it was because of TikTok, but it was something happened.

01:11No Republican has ever won.

01:13They call him young people.

01:15Young people, you can define it a lot of different ways.

01:18But I won every age group in young people.

01:21And it never happened.

01:22And won by 37 percent.

01:24That's a lot.

01:24Back on up.

01:26Back on up.

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