Trump says Microsoft is one of the companies eyeing TikTok

Mr Trump added on Monday that other companies were also interested in purchasing TikTok, but would not provide a list

The Microsoft logo in Issy-les-Moulineaux, outside Paris. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)

President Donald Trump said Microsoft is among the US companies looking to take control of TikTok to help the app avert an effective ban that could start in April.

“I would say yes,” Mr Trump told reporters on Monday evening when asked if Microsoft was one of the companies interested in helping to bring about new ownership of TikTok, a requirement set by Congress to keep the app functioning in the US.