Lachlan Murdoch’s TikTok Takeover: Trump Names Drop Fiesta
On September 20, 2025, social media’s fav reality is becoming murkier as TikTok edges toward a sale in the U.S. led by the most eclectic investor lineup imaginable: media titan Rupert Murdoch, the intriguingly named Lachlan Murdoch (because just Rupert wasn’t enough family here), and tech whiz Michael Dell. President Trump, in a rare moment of transparency on Fox News' 'The Sunday Briefing,' awkwardly introduced Lachlan’s unusual name to America like it was a rare Pokémon. The final deal details are still MIA, proving that some secrets are as locked down as TikTok’s original source code. Everyone’s watching, no one knows exactly when it's happening, but hey, the Murdochs and Michael Dell are onboard, so what could go wrong?
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Trump introducing Lachlan Murdoch like he’s a mythical creature while assembling TikTok’s US Avengers is peak 2025. Tech moguls, media barons, and name confusions walk into an app takeover... and nobody knows the plan. Classic!
Michael Dell and Lachlan Murdoch taking TikTok in the U.S. feels like a buddy cop movie where one is obsessed with tech and the other keeps reminding us he has a weird first name people have to Google.
Remember when President Trump introduced Lachlan Murdoch like the app’s future depended on you pronouncing his name right? Spoiler: TikTok’s deal terms are still more mysterious than a Murdoch family reunion guest list.
Source: Axios | Published: 9/21/2025 | Author: Ben Berkowitz
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