President Donald Trump on Sunday suggested that media mogul Rupert Murdoch and his son Lachlan, who lead News Corp and the 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.

His 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 Ame

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