WASHINGTON —

President Donald Trump stated that the United States is "pretty close to a deal" with China to keep TikTok operational in the country, with plans to finalize the agreement during a conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

"I specifically get the right to approve it," Trump said. "The people that are investing it are among the greatest investors in the world — the biggest, the richest — and they'll do a great job, and we're doing it in conjunction with China. But we are getting, the United States is getting a tremendous fee plus, I call it a 'fee plus,' for just making the deal, and I don't want to throw that out the window."

The president did not elaborate on what the "tremendous fee" might entail.

Earlier this week, Trump delayed a ban on the social media app after

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