RUSH TRANSCRIPT At the ░░░░░░░░ river Alicia Alicia Jonathan ░░░░░░░░ once again able to ░░░░░░░░ TikTok The popular social ░░░░░░░░ a app returning to ░░░░░░░░ and Google app stores ░░░░░░░░ President Trump signaled he ░░░░░░░░ optimistic about a sale ░░░░░░░░ a U S owner ░░░░░░░░ what happens next in ░░░░░░░░ attorney Leeza Garber here ░░░░░░░░ discuss Leeza is thank ░░░░░░░░ so much for being ░░░░░░░░ You know the president ░░░░░░░░ the ban until April ░░░░░░░░ because he s pretty ░░░░░░░░ something can get done ░░░░░░░░ do you think in ░░░░░░░░ you this morning and ░░░░░░░░ s quite fitting for ░░░░░░░░ lovers that that it ░░░░░░░░ back on valentine s ░░░░░░░░ Now you can download ░░░░░░░░ it freely instead of ░░░░░░░░ for a beat up ░░░░░░░░ phone that had an ░░░░░░░░ version of TikTok on ░░░░░░░░ We re till seeing ░░░░░░░░ climb the charts hundreds ░░░░░░░░ millions of downloads in ░░░░░░░░ United States but that ░░░░░░░░ t mean that the ░░░░░░░░ for TikTok is over ░░░░░░░░ have deadline ares looming ░░░░░░░░ saw deadlines looming We ░░░░░░░░ that the attorney general ░░░░░░░░ apple and Google that ░░░░░░░░ would not be fined ░░░░░░░░ to the law that ░░░░░░░░ in place right now ░░░░░░░░ or the DoJ which ░░░░░░░░ add a up to ░░░░░░░░ of dollars in fines ░░░░░░░░ day if they do ░░░░░░░░ to change their minds ░░░░░░░░ right now Big Tech ░░░░░░░░ betting on Trump that ░░░░░░░░ will be able to ░░░░░░░░ his deal making skills ░░░░░░░░ TikTok Alicia yeah And ░░░░░░░░ president came up with ░░░░░░░░ idea that he floated ░░░░░░░░ it s possible to ░░░░░░░░ bytedance the owner of ░░░░░░░░ in the picture And ░░░░░░░░ kind of said that ░░░░░░░░ could be a possibility ░░░░░░░░ you have a U ░░░░░░░░ owner it is a ░░░░░░░░ of partnered with a ░░░░░░░░ owner where they have ░░░░░░░░ sort of permit in ░░░░░░░░ to continue using it ░░░░░░░░ this raise any if ░░░░░░░░ concerns with you in ░░░░░░░░ realistic does that sound ░░░░░░░░ If place because right ░░░░░░░░ we ve seen bipartisan ░░░░░░░░ for the ban because ░░░░░░░░ concerns with national security ░░░░░░░░ we also are to ░░░░░░░░ the context of all ░░░░░░░░ this It s not ░░░░░░░░ about a TikTok of ░░░░░░░░ We re looking at ░░░░░░░░ very heated situation between ░░░░░░░░ United States and China ░░░░░░░░ reasons of tariffs the ░░░░░░░░ I race and the ░░░░░░░░ over chips and exports ░░░░░░░░ there s so many ░░░░░░░░ coming into play right ░░░░░░░░ that are also a ░░░░░░░░ down on TikTok and ░░░░░░░░ security concerns as well ░░░░░░░░ we see that President ░░░░░░░░ has put vice president ░░░░░░░░ D Vance in charge ░░░░░░░░ overseeing a deal and ░░░░░░░░ the national security advisor ░░░░░░░░ he has great stakeholders ░░░░░░░░ place But to say ░░░░░░░░ China could still be ░░░░░░░░ a part of it ░░░░░░░░ sound problematic Alicia yeah ░░░░░░░░ when it comes to ░░░░░░░░ sale of this company ░░░░░░░░ it seems like such ░░░░░░░░ successful company Correct me ░░░░░░░░ I m wrong it ░░░░░░░░ like something I don ░░░░░░░░ know some billionaire would ░░░░░░░░ to buy There are ░░░░░░░░ who are in this ░░░░░░░░ we know but why ░░░░░░░░ t Why Don t ░░░░░░░░ have people jumping at ░░░░░░░░ chance to own TikTok ░░░░░░░░ the United States What ░░░░░░░░ going on there That ░░░░░░░░ throwing billions of dollars ░░░░░░░░ cash at this problem ░░░░░░░░ we have very lucky ░░░░░░░░ contenders But the issue ░░░░░░░░ whether China s going ░░░░░░░░ to allow the sale ░░░░░░░░ re pushing back They ░░░░░░░░ not making this an ░░░░░░░░ road So is we ░░░░░░░░ going to see those ░░░░░░░░ making skills in play ░░░░░░░░ right now it s ░░░░░░░░ heated between the U ░░░░░░░░ and China Alicia well ░░░░░░░░ gasher thank you so ░░░░░░░░ garber thank you so ░░░░░░░░ Those people who depend ░░░░░░░░ TikTok for their livelihood ░░░░░░░░ watching closely Hope you ░░░░░░░░ a good one.