特朗普周一表示，如果微软或其他“安全”和“非常美国化”的公司在9月15日之前不购买这家中国公司在美国的业务，这款广受欢迎的视频应用程序将停止在美国的运营。
特朗普告诉白宫记者：“我将日期定在9月15日左右，届时将停业。” “但是，如果有人（无论是微软还是其他人）购买了它，那将很有趣。”
特朗普还说，这个品牌现在很“火”，“这是一笔巨大的资产，但在美国不是一笔巨大的资产，除非他们得到了美国的批准。”所以它将于9月15日关闭，除非微软或其他公司能够收购它并达成交易。”
TikTok发言人周一晚在一份声明中说：“ TikTok受到1亿美国人的喜爱，因为它是娱乐，自我表达和联系的家。” “我们受到他们的热情和创造力的鼓舞，并致力于在我们长期打造TikTok的过程中，继续为家庭创造欢乐，并为那些在我们平台上创造的人们带来有意义的职业。TikTok将在这里待很多年。”
出于威胁其总部位于北京的母公司ByteDance的考虑，这位总统曾威胁要通过执行权限来禁止该应用程序，但周一他的软化立场是在微软与微软首席执行官通电话之后进行的，当时该公司开始了在美国购买TikTok的谈判。
微软在周日的博客文章中披露了这一消息后，特朗普证实他在周末与首席执行官萨蒂亚·纳德拉（Satya Nadella）进行了潜在的收购交易，并称他们的对话“很棒”。
“他打电话给我，看看是否-我对此有何看法，我说：“看，出于安全原因，中国无法控制它。太大了，太侵入了，不可能做到。””特朗普说，补充说，他建议微软收购整个公司，而不是收购它的一个分支，特朗普说这可能会变得复杂。
在较早的声明中，微软有望从增加的社交媒体应用程序中受益，证实了它的兴趣。
声明说：“微软完全理解解决总统担忧的重要性。它致力于收购TikTok，并接受全面的安全审查，并为包括美国财政部在内的美国提供适当的经济利益。”
该公司表示，它已与ByteDance正式就其有意向美国外国投资委员会探讨交易达成意向，这将导致微软在美国，加拿大，澳大利亚和新西兰拥有并运营TikTok服务。
在围绕潜在收购的安全性和审查制度的担忧中，微软继续表示，它将确保TikTok美国用户的所有私人数据都转移到美国，并且如果目前在国外存储或备份了此类数据，微软将确保转移后将其删除。
声明以警告结尾，“讨论只是初步的，不能保证涉及微软的交易将继续进行。”
特朗普周一似乎暗示微软必须向美国政府付款才能完成交易，并将美国的应用程序与房东和租户的关系进行了比较，他说：“没有租约，租户一无所有。”
特朗普说：“该价格的很大一部分将必须进入美国财政部。因为我们正在使这笔交易有可能发生。” “现在，他们没有任何权利，除非我们将其授予他们。因此，如果我们要赋予他们权利，它就必须进入这个国家。”
由于美国政府不削减其批准的交易，目前尚不清楚特朗普在与哪个联邦当局交谈。
该视频应用估计在美国每月有65-80百万活跃用户，他们共享带有快速编辑，音乐和过滤器的短视频。
国务卿迈克·蓬佩奥（Mike Pompeo） 将该应用程序视为对国家安全的威胁，它已成为受到严格审查的主题。
原文：
President Donald Trump has changed his tune on TikTok -- somewhat.
Backing away from an immediate ban, Trump said on Monday if Microsoft or another "secure" and "very American" company doesnt buy the U.S. leg of the Chinese-owned operation by Sept. 15, the wildly-popular video app will cease operating in the U.S.
"I set a date of around Sept. 15, at which point its going to be out of business," Trump told White House reporters. "But if somebody, and whether its Microsoft or somebody else, buys it, thatll be interesting."
Adding that the brand name is "hot" right now, Trump said, "Its a great asset, but its not a great asset in the United States unless they have the approval of the United States. So itll close down on Sept. 15, unless Microsoft or somebody else is able to buy it and work out a deal."
"TikTok is loved by 100 million Americans because it is a home for entertainment, self-expression, and connection," a TikTok spokesperson said in a statement Monday night. "Were motivated by their passion and creativity, and committed to continuing to bring joy to families and meaningful careers to those who create on our platform as we build TikTok for the long term. TikTok will be here for many years to come."
The president had threatened to ban the app through executive authority amid security concerns with its Beijing-based parent company, ByteDance, but his softened position Monday followed a call with the Microsoft CEO as the company enters talks to purchase TikTok in the U.S.
After Microsoft disclosed the news in a blog post Sunday, Trump confirmed he spoke to its CEO Satya Nadella over the weekend on the potential acquisition and called their conversation "great."
"He called me to see whether or not -- how I felt about it and I said, "Look, it cant be controlled for security reasons by China. Too big, too invasive and it cant be," Trump said, adding he recommended Microsoft buy the entire company as opposed to one leg of it, which Trump said can get complicated.
In the earlier statement, Microsoft, on track to benefit from an increased social media app presence, confirmed its interest.
"Microsoft fully appreciates the importance of addressing the Presidents concerns. It is committed to acquiring TikTok subject to a complete security review and providing proper economic benefits to the United States, including the United States Treasury," the statement read.
The company said it and ByteDance have provided formal notice of their intent to explore a deal to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, which would result in Microsoft owning and operating TikTok services in the U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Amid concerns about security and censorship surrounding the potential acquisition, Microsoft went on to say it would ensure that all private data of TikToks American users is transferred to the U.S. and that if any such currently stored or backed-up outside the country, Microsoft would ensure its deleted after transfer.
The statement ended with a warning that "discussions are preliminary and there can be no assurance that a transaction which involves Microsoft will proceed."
Trump on Monday appeared to suggest Microsoft would have to pay the U.S. government in order to complete the deal and compared the relationship of the app in the U.S. to that of a landlord and tenant, saying, "Without a lease, the tenant has nothing."
"A very substantial portion of that price is going to have to come into the Treasury of the United States. Because were making it possible for this deal to happen," Trump said. "Right now they dont have any rights, unless we give it to them. So if were going to give them the rights, it has to come into this country."
Its unclear under which federal authority Trump is speaking to as the U.S. government does not take cuts of the deals it approves.
The video app has an estimated 65-80 million active monthly users in the U.S., who share short videos with quick edits, music and filters.
It has become the subject of intense scrutiny with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo casting the app as a national security threat.
