President Donald Trump gave the social media platform more time to comply with a law that requires it to divest its Chinese ownership.

YouTube personality “MrBeast” Jimmy Donaldson and a group of investors tapped Brad Bondi, the brother of President Donald Trump’s pick to run the Justice Department, for legal advice on their bid to buy TikTok.

The YouTube star mentioned he'd buy the platform so it wouldn't get banned, but despite speculation, TikTok is not yet for sale and Jimmy Donaldson is not officially pursuing its U.S. operations.

Donaldson posted a jokey message on X on January 13 that read, "Okay fine, I'll buy Tik Tok so it doesn't get banned." A day later,

Jimmy Donaldson — better known online as MrBeast — isn’t in the TikTok bidding race just yet, according to a representative for the YouTube star. Donaldson stirred interest in a Jan. 13 post on X saying he’d “buy TikTok so it doesn’t get banned.

Potential TikTok buyers are lining up as President Trump and the Chinese government show heightened interest in striking a deal to sell the popular video-sharing platform in the face of a U.S.

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A marathon of a final day at the 2025 Latin America Amateur Championship saw Justin Hastings pull away to win the title. Finishing the tournament at 16 under, Hastings finished one stroke clear of Peru's Patrick Sparks to become the second player from the Cayman Islands to claim the championship.

After the bipartisan TikTok law was signed by former President Joe Biden in April, ByteDance said it did not have plans to sell the platform and fought the statute in court for months. China also rebuked Washington over the divestment push, though more recently it appears to be softening its stance.

Veteran capital markets attorney Jeffrey Ramsay has moved from Davis, Polk & Wardwell to Paul Hastings. Ramsay will join as a partner in Paul Hastings’ finance practice in New York, the firm said Wednesday.

Jimmy Donaldson — better known online as MrBeast — isn’t in the TikTok bidding race just yet, according to a representative for the YouTube star

After the bipartisan TikTok law was signed by former President Joe Biden in April, ByteDance said it did not have plans to sell the platform and fought the statute in court for months. China also rebuked Washington over the divestment push, though more recently it appears to be softening its stance.