U.S. President Donald Trump speaks successful the Oval Office astatine the White House successful Washington, D.C., U.S., Sept. 19, 2025.
Ken Cedeno | Reuters
President Donald Trump said successful an interrogation that aired Sunday that blimpish media baron Rupert Murdoch and his lad Lachlan are apt to beryllium progressive successful the connection to prevention TikTok successful the United States.
"A antheral named Lachlan is involved," Trump said connected Fox News' "The Sunday Briefing."
"Lachlan Murdoch ... Rupert [Murdoch] is astir apt gonna beryllium successful the group, I deliberation they're going to beryllium successful the group," helium continued.
Trump besides said that Oracle enforcement president Larry Ellison and Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell are besides apt to beryllium progressive successful the TikTok deal.
"Couple of others, truly large people, precise salient people," Trump said.
"And they're besides American patriots, you know, they emotion this country. So I deliberation they're going to bash a truly bully job," helium continued.
Trump's remarks travel arsenic the circumstantial details of the woody to prevention TikTok successful the United States' proceed to beryllium worked retired by Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
On Friday, Trump said that a TikTok woody "is good connected its way, arsenic you know, and the investors are getting ready."
CNBC has reached retired to Fox News, the White House and TikTok for comment.
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