Trump says 'young people of TikTok' owe him for saving the popular app
Source: USA Today
Oct. 7, 2025, 4:16 a.m. ET
President Donald Trump returned to TikTok on Oct. 6 for the first time in nearly a year after his administration worked on a deal that would keep the popular video app operating in the United States.
"To all of those young people of TikTok, I saved TikTok, so you owe me big," Trump said while seated in the Oval Office in the Oct. 6 post.
Vice President JD Vance also posted to the platform on Oct. 6 in an apparent relaunch of his account on the platform. "I got a little lazy the last few months was focused on the job of being VP and not on TikTok," Vance said.
White House officials said in September that TikTok had reached a preliminary deal to keep operating in the United States. The new U.S. venture will be valued at $14 billion, Vance said. But various procedural hurdles remain even with Trump's signature, including a review of antitrust laws governing fair market competition. The full composition of the ownership group is expected to be finalized by the closing of the deal, which could come in early 2026.
Read more: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/10/07/donald-trump-tiktok-return/86557377007/
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