Trump's push for cut of TikTok sale met with doubt and dismay

Blurring of lines between politics and business raises alarm

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It is unclear how U.S. President Donald Trump expects to receive a cut of TikTok's sale. © Reuters

TAKESHI KAWANAMI, Nikkei staff writer

WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump's demand that the government receive a slice of TikTok's sale has left experts scratching their heads as to how such payment can be made legally and what kind of precedent it would set.

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