US President Donald Trump has said that Microsoft is among a few American companies interested in acquiring Chinese app TikTok. He also expressed his preference for a competitive bidding process, stating,

Donald Trump seeks a "bidding war" for the app after years of pressure on ByteDance to sell its US operations over security concerns.

U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok and that he would like to see a bidding war over the app.