Trump approved a conditional TikTok U.S. divestiture framework
Reporting and findings
- documented
Trump's September 25, 2025 executive order determined that a proposed U.S.-based TikTok joint venture would qualify as a divestiture once implementation agreements were executed, with ByteDance and affiliates below 20%, joint-venture control of algorithms, code, and content moderation, American-cloud data storage, and a 120-day federal enforcement pause.
- The White House: Saving TikTok While Protecting National Security, Executive Order 14352Sections 1-3, framework conditions and 120-day enforcement direction
- reported
TIME reported that the planned TikTok investor group included Larry Ellison and other Trump allies or backers, raising concern about political influence over a platform used for news; Trump said he would prefer TikTok to be entirely MAGA if he could but also said every group and philosophy would be treated fairly. Final investor details were still unsettled when the order was signed.
- TIME: Trump's TikTok Deal Puts His Allies in Charge. Here's What We KnowProposed investor group, political-bias concern, Trump's comments, and unresolved deal details
- Axios: Media's MAGA makeoverLarry Ellison, Oracle, and anticipated TikTok control in analysis of Trump-aligned media ownership
Summary and current status
Executive Order 14352 treated the plan as a qualified divestiture once implementation agreements were executed and paused federal enforcement for 120 days.
Framework implemented through January 22, 2026 joint venture
People and organizations
- Larry EllisonTrump ally identified with anticipated Oracle participation
- TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLCplanned U.S. joint venture
- Donald J. Trumppresident signing Executive Order 14352
Relationships in this file
- Donald J. Trumpapproved conditional U.S. platform-control frameworkTikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC
- Donald J. Trumpally identified with proposed TikTok investor groupLarry Ellison