The White House put Tucker Carlson on its list of potential investors in TikTok as it raced to find buyers for the app earlier this year, according to people familiar with the matter.
JD Vance, who President Donald Trump picked to oversee the TikTok deal, advocated for Carlson, said two of the people. Other potential investors on the list included venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz and private equity giant Blackstone.
The discussions came as the administration sought a deal for TikTok ahead of an April 5 deadline for ByteDance, its Chinese owner, to sell the app or face its ban in the US.
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