Trump says the Murdochs will most likely have a role in the U.S. TikTok deal

President Donald Trump suggested that media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan, who lead News Corp and the Fox Corporation, are involved in the deal for U.S. control of TikTok.

President Donald Trump on Sunday suggested that media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan, who lead News Corp. and Fox Corp., are involved in the deal for U.S. control of TikTok.

"They're very well-known people," Trump told Fox News' "The Sunday Briefing" when asked about who was involved in the TikTok deal.

"Larry Ellison is one of them. He’s involved. This great guy, Michael Dell is involved. I hate to tell you this, but a man named Lachlan is involved. Do you know who Lachlan is? That’s a very unusual name, Lachlan Murdoch," the president added.

Trump: China approved preliminary TikTok deal01:31His remarks come one day after White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Saturday divulged details about the deal, which would see the U.S. control TikTok's algorithm.

"This deal means that TikTok will be majority-owned by Americans in the United States. There will be seven seats on the board that controls the app in the United States, and six of those seats will be Americans," Leavitt told Fox News' "Saturday in America."