Last week, Trump discussed a possible TikTok deal with China’s Xi Jinping. President Donald Trump disclosed that some prominent billionaires and executives may be part of a deal in which the U.S. will take control of TikTok. What billionaires and execs are being considered in the TikTok deal? Trump discussed the TikTok deal with China’s Xi Jinping in a phone call on Sept. 19. TikTok faced banThe backstory:National security concerns prompted President Donald Trump to call for a nationwide TikTok ban and even sign an executive order back in 2020.