MSNBC: Amazon Makes a Bid to Buy TikTok in the U.S.

DIAZ BALART And we ░░░░░░░░ breaking news Amazon making ░░░░░░░░ last minute bid to ░░░░░░░░ TikTok in the U ░░░░░░░░ This massively popular social ░░░░░░░░ app is facing a ░░░░░░░░ later this month to ░░░░░░░░ from its Chinese owner ░░░░░░░░ Trump is meeting with ░░░░░░░░ President Vance and other ░░░░░░░░ advisers about TikTok today ░░░░░░░░ News Business and Data ░░░░░░░░ Brian Cheung joins us ░░░░░░░░ what do we know ░░░░░░░░ this CHEUNG Yeah and ░░░░░░░░ source familiar with the ░░░░░░░░ can confirm to NBC ░░░░░░░░ the original report from ░░░░░░░░ New York Times saying ░░░░░░░░ Amazon had put in ░░░░░░░░ last minute bid to ░░░░░░░░ all of TikTok However ░░░░░░░░ source did stress to ░░░░░░░░ that it was not ░░░░░░░░ as a serious bid ░░░░░░░░ what we re talking ░░░░░░░░ here is that deadline ░░░░░░░░ Saturday for TikTok to ░░░░░░░░ sold by its Chinese ░░░░░░░░ ByteDance or else face ░░░░░░░░ ban in the United ░░░░░░░░ and if this is ░░░░░░░░ vu to those that ░░░░░░░░ been following the TikTok ░░░░░░░░ that s because we ░░░░░░░░ the same conversation back ░░░░░░░░ January shortly after the ░░░░░░░░ Court upheld the law ░░░░░░░░ was passed on a ░░░░░░░░ basis and signed into ░░░░░░░░ by former President Joe ░░░░░░░░ that did that exact ░░░░░░░░ ban basically telling them ░░░░░░░░ divest or face being ░░░░░░░░ down entirely in the ░░░░░░░░ States The current President ░░░░░░░░ Trump announced just as ░░░░░░░░ was getting inaugurated essentially ░░░░░░░░ he was going to ░░░░░░░░ not enforce that law ░░░░░░░░ until this deadline of ░░░░░░░░ Saturday Now you do ░░░░░░░░ this scramble to try ░░░░░░░░ find buyers There have ░░░░░░░░ a number of high ░░░░░░░░ names that have thrown ░░░░░░░░ names into the ring ░░░░░░░░ potentially buying TikTok like ░░░░░░░░ O Leary as well ░░░░░░░░ Alexis Ohanian now Amazon ░░░░░░░░ part of that mix ░░░░░░░░ well To be seen ░░░░░░░░ or not any of ░░░░░░░░ bids will ultimately be ░░░░░░░░ one to win it ░░░░░░░░ by the time we ░░░░░░░░ to Saturday but of ░░░░░░░░ a lot can happen ░░░░░░░░ now and then But ░░░░░░░░ lot happening in D ░░░░░░░░ and a lot of ░░░░░░░░ on potentially who could ░░░░░░░░ the next owner of ░░░░░░░░ if the Chinese government ░░░░░░░░ it which is another ░░░░░░░░ here Jose DIAZ BALART ░░░░░░░░ big big wrinkle there ░░░░░░░░ Cheung thank you very ░░░░░░░░ my friend. Appreciate it.”