President Donald Trump on Monday said he would welcome a “bidding war” for TikTok as he appeared to confirm that Microsoft is among the companies that have declared interest in acquiring the popular social media platform. Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One he has an affinity for bidding wars.

President Donald Trump said Microsoft is among the U.S. companies looking to buy TikTok. President Trump and Elon Musk, two powerful figures, were initially united for the cameras and the "greater good," but their marriage made in heaven has now officially ended due to their conflicting ideologies and egos.

Microsoft Corp. is in talks to acquire the US arm of ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok, President Donald Trump said Monday night, without elaborating.

President Trump tells reporters on Air Force One that Microsoft is the latest contender in the race to buy TikTok's US operations.

The president of the United States, Donald Trump, said on Tuesday, January 28, that Microsoft would be in talks to buy TikTok, although he stressed that he would like to see a "bid

Microsoft seeking to buy TikTok from ByteDance, says President Trump, as the LinkedIn owner eyes acquiring the social media company due to national security concerns.

With the clock ticking on TikTok's existence in the US, President Donald Trump claims Microsoft is interested in acquiring the social media platform.

President Trump told reporters Monday that Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok and that he would like to see a bidding war over the popular app.

Microsoft and TikTok did not immediately respond to Reuters' requests for a comment outside regular business hours. Trump has previously said that he was in discussions with several parties about purchasing TikTok and expects to make a decision on the app's future within the next 30 days.

President Donald Trump on Monday said Microsoft was in talks to acquire TikTok, shortly after the social media app went dark last week. Trump also said he would like to see a bidding war over the app.

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