Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Trump Says Not Opposed to Microsoft Acquiring TikTok VOA News U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that he would ban the popular video app TikTok by Sept. 15unless U.S company Microsoft acquires it before then. The Republican president said last week that he would ban the app, which is owned by Chinese company Bytedance, because of security concerns. .