From Elon Musk to MrBeast, here are some of TikTok’s potential buyers

Chinese government officials considered selling TikTok’s U.S. operations to Tesla CEO and close Trump ally Elon Musk, Bloomberg reported earlier this month, ahead of the first ban deadline.

When asked Tuesday whether Trump would be open to Musk buying TikTok, the president said: “I would be if he wanted to buy it, yes.”

Although Musk’s ownership of rival social media platform X (formerly Twitter) presents a hurdle, officials had reportedly discussed a scenario in which X takes control control of TikTok U.S. and jointly runs the businesses, Bloomberg reported.