US EditionTrump Administration Set to Receive $10B From TikTok Deal: Netizens Say It's 'Shameless Corruption'
The U.S. Treasury will collect a $10 billion fee from TikTok's $14 billion U.S. sale, reflecting national security concerns and investor payments including Oracle and Silver Lake.
- U.S. Treasury officials are reportedly poised to collect roughly $10 billion from the TikTok transaction, sources including the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times reported on March 13, 2026.
- ByteDance is restructuring to create US-controlled entities, a step presented as addressing national security amid warnings about access to data for more than 150,000,000 US users.
- An initial $2,500,000,000 was paid at closing on January 22, 2026, with remaining amounts due in installment payments for the $14,000,000,000 deal where the group of investors took a majority stake.
- Outrage on social platforms surged, with social media users on X and Reddit denouncing the $10B payout while critics calling the arrangement 'shameless corruption' demand transparency and accountability.
- Internationally, analysts warned the fee signals growing concerns about government overreach and corporate influence, noting governments usually regulate rather than collect cuts from private tech sales.
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The amount of the commission for mediation is about 70% of the value of the company to be created.
The Trump administration stands to benefit enormously from the TikTok deal, according to The Guardian.
Trump Administration Set to Receive $10B From TikTok Deal: Netizens Say It's 'Shameless Corruption'
The Trump administration is reportedly poised to receive $10 billion from the US TikTok sale, raising international concerns over political cronyism and government involvement in private tech deals.
Trump administration is allegedly collecting $10 billion on the TikTok deal
In September, Donald Trump claimed that "the United States is getting a tremendous fee" for brokering the TikTok deal. Now sources tell the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times that fee is expected to be in the range of $10 billion. The money is supposedly being paid by new investors, including Oracle and Silver Lake. Reports are that $2.5 billion was already paid to the Treasury when the deal closed on January 22nd. The rest will be paid …
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