ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, is required to sell the app to a U.S.-based buyer or face a nationwide ban.

Here’s another bright idea from President Donald Trump. He just expressed openness to the idea of either Tesla CEO Elon Musk or Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison purchasing TikTok, a move that could have significant implications for the app’s future in the United States.

"I'd like Larry to buy it, too."TikTok is in a state of limbo in the U.S. after Trump signed an executive order to keep TikTok operating in the country for 75 days. President Trump said that TikTok, owned by China's ByteDance would be "worthless" without a permit to operate in the U.