Trump Administration Gets $10 Billion for Brokering Tik Tok Deal

Saturday, March 14, 2026

The Trump administration is poised to receive a roughly $10 billion "brokerage" fee from the investor group that recently took control of TikTok's U.S. operations, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.

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Breaking News: Investors in a deal to create a U.S.-controlled TikTok are set to pay a $10 billion transaction fee to the Trump administration.

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-- The New York Times (@nytimes.com) Mar 13, 2026 at 10:30 PM

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Libertarians who call taxation theft applaud this genius business move by Trump.

#1 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-03-14 11:49 AM | Reply

*** Jared Kushner Soliciting $5bn From Gulf States While Acting as Peace Broker ***

Link: www.msn.com

#2 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2026-03-14 12:11 PM | Reply

More brazen corruption from the decomposing orange pedo.

#3 | Posted by reinheitsgebot at 2026-03-14 08:41 PM | Reply

Does it go straight into Lewzer's Qatari bank account, along with the oil money from Venezuela?

#4 | Posted by REDIAL at 2026-03-14 08:46 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

US Constitution
Article 1
Section 8
The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises

---- the Constitution

Thanks magat scum. You well and truly have ------ us for generations to come

#5 | Posted by truthhurts at 2026-03-14 08:57 PM | Reply

Ah yes, the coin operated administration.

#6 | Posted by bat4255 at 2026-03-15 06:24 AM | Reply