Down to its final few days operating in the US, TikTok may have one last significant card to play.
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00:00Down to its final few days operating in the U.S., TikTok may have one last significant card to play,
00:06that belonging to President-elect Trump, who takes office one day after the law requires a U.S. ban.
00:13TikTok CEO, Shou Chu, will attend Trump's inauguration and, according to The New York Times,
00:20has been invited to sit in a position of honor on the dais,
00:23where former presidents and family members, as well as other important guests, traditionally sit.
00:29Speculation is mounting that Trump could ask the Justice Department to delay or refuse the law banning TikTok.
00:38Another potential buyer, Elon Musk, will be seated nearby at the inauguration,
00:42and another potential buyer, emerging YouTube personality, Mr. Beast, who has a staggering 344 million subscribers on the platform,
00:52says he's interested in buying TikTok.
00:55His net worth estimated around $500 million, nowhere near the expected purchase price that could exceed $50 billion.