Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made it clear how excited his boss is about saving TikTok.

During an interview on CBS’ Face the Nation, Bessent, 63, told Margaret Brennan that Donald Trump is finalizing a deal with President Xi Jinping to keep the Chinese-owned social media platform operating in the United States.

And he did so using an eyebrow-raising choice of words.

“Margaret, we reached a final deal on TikTok,” Bessent began.

“We reached one in Madrid, and I believe that as of today, all the details are ironed out, and that will be for the two leaders to consummate that transaction on Thursday in Korea.”

TikTok has long been at the center of national security concerns. In April 2024, Congress passed a bipartisan bill to ban the app in the U.S. unless its Chinese parent company, B

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