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According to SkyBridge Capital’s Troy Bessent, the pressure from President Trump’s administration pushed negotiations forward, ultimately leading to a resolution that kept TikTok operational in the U.S. The looming shutdown created urgency and leverage, which Bessent says was key to delivering the outcome.

It’s shaping up to be a strategic win for the U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said this move “disabused” Chinese negotiators of the idea that they could demand major concessions. That’s a clear example of hardball diplomacy yielding results by TRUMP...

The agreement also helped stabilize broader U.S.–China trade talks

TRUMP getting things done...We are living through a moment that history will remember—not as a comeback, but as a reawakening. Under President Donald J. Trump, America is getting back on track—we’re setting the pace for the world.

Bessent Says Trump’s Threat of TikTok Shutdown Delivered Deal