Sabrina Tavernisi

OK, so this was the moment of Trump's full conversion to TikTok.

OK, so this was the moment of Trump's full conversion to TikTok.

So fast forward to November. Trump wins. TikTok looks pretty smart in all of this wooing. And now here we are on the eve of Trump's inauguration. And everything's really up in the air with the app. If we're looking at the letter of the law, what are Trump's options here?

So fast forward to November. Trump wins. TikTok looks pretty smart in all of this wooing. And now here we are on the eve of Trump's inauguration. And everything's really up in the air with the app. If we're looking at the letter of the law, what are Trump's options here?

We'll be right back. So, Sapna, Trump says he's going to be TikTok's savior. He's going to kind of negotiate a deal. What do we know about prospective buyers?

We'll be right back. So, Sapna, Trump says he's going to be TikTok's savior. He's going to kind of negotiate a deal. What do we know about prospective buyers?

So given all of that, has anyone actually shown up to buy it?

So given all of that, has anyone actually shown up to buy it?

Wow. So the algorithm is critical to the value of the company. And we still, at this point, don't know whether China is willing to let go of it.

Wow. So the algorithm is critical to the value of the company. And we still, at this point, don't know whether China is willing to let go of it.

Sabna, what is that? What is Trump doing there? I mean, inviting the CEO of TikTok to attend his inauguration?

Sabna, what is that? What is Trump doing there? I mean, inviting the CEO of TikTok to attend his inauguration?

OK, so both sides here are really signaling that they want a deal, Trump and China. But each side seems to have a different vision of what a potential fix through that deal would be. Right. Like for China, presumably a deal might be OK if it didn't include the algorithm.

OK, so both sides here are really signaling that they want a deal, Trump and China. But each side seems to have a different vision of what a potential fix through that deal would be. Right. Like for China, presumably a deal might be OK if it didn't include the algorithm.

Does Trump have any other tools in his toolbox?

Does Trump have any other tools in his toolbox?

So, Sapna, what's the future of this? Because on the one hand, you have Trump about to take office and, you know, he's preparing to bring a bunch of tariffs, it seems like, down on China's head. On the other hand, you have Trump talking about saving an app that the whole U.S. establishment from Congress to the Supreme Court has determined is a threat to our national security.

So, Sapna, what's the future of this? Because on the one hand, you have Trump about to take office and, you know, he's preparing to bring a bunch of tariffs, it seems like, down on China's head. On the other hand, you have Trump talking about saving an app that the whole U.S. establishment from Congress to the Supreme Court has determined is a threat to our national security.

So how's Trump going to thread the needle on this?

So how's Trump going to thread the needle on this?