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[–] [email protected] 21 points 22 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (3 children)

The story about selling to Musk is coming from Bloomberg. Meanwhile the "pure fiction" quote comes from TikTok's reply to Variety's request for comments. Variety is unlikely to have access to anyone at TikTok senior enough to know the truth and willing to talk about it.

The purchase of valuable assets by someone in the president's inner circle after the government forces their owner to sell them is the sort of thing that usually involves Russian oligarchs. It would be a shameful act by the US government.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 20 hours ago

We're primed for four years of shameful acts that follow the trends of Russian oligarchs.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 21 hours ago

But if Bloomberg's source is actually Elon or someone form Drumpf's team, I’d have to assume it’s a lie.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 18 hours ago

It would be a shameful act by the US government.

So, for sure happening