The interview

Trump: 'There is a buyer for TikTok'. Then he attacks Powell and Canada

The US president interviewed by Fox News calls Canada a 'hostile country' and the Fed chairman a 'stupid person'. Then he 'threatens' New York mayoral candidate Mamdani

29 June 2025

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U.S. President Donald Trump arrives back at the White House in Washington D.C. U.S., June 28, 2025. REUTERS/Nathan Howard

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"We have a buyer for TikTok", said US President Donald Trump in an interview with Fox News. The tycoon had postponed the deadline for the sale of the social network from mid-June to 17 September. 'This is a very wealthy group of people,' he further said, adding that further details will be given 'in a fortnight'.

This, linked to the Chinese messaging system, is one of the news items Trump gave on Sunday. The US president also touched on the subject of tariffs and the war in the Middle East.

On tariffs Donald Trump made it clear that 'after China and the UK we are working on agreements with other countries'. And on the possibility of a new extension to the 9 July deadline he clarified: "I don't think there is a need. I could do it but I don't think there will be a need'.

Canada hostile country

The White House tenant's team "is sending letters to nearly 200 countries affected by the measures" trade. "So far we have signed agreements with China and Britain, we are working on agreements with all other countries," he added.

The US president was particularly hard on neighbouring Canada, which he accused of being 'a very hostile country'. Any negotiations on tariffs between the US and Canada "will remain on hold until Ottawa agrees to lift some taxes," the US president said.

"Until they abolish certain taxes. Yes, people do not realise that Canada is a very hostile country: they have charged our farmers up to 400% - almost 400% - on certain products. If farmers want to ship them, they have to pay 200-300-400%,' he concluded.

At the Fed anyone better than Powell

Another of Donald Trump's favourite targets is Jerome Powell, chairman of the Federal Reserve. Trump went back to attacking him, stating during a Fox News interview that 'we have a stupid person at the Fed'. Interest rates, Trump added, should fall to a maximum of one per cent. "Anyone is better than Powell" to lead the US Federal Reserve. Asked by Maria Bartiromo if there were any names on the table to replace Powell, Trump explained that he had 'three' that would all be 'good' to meet the White House's desired monetary policy.

Of course, the Fox News interview also touched on issues related to the wars in the Middle East, with Trump assuring that Iran was going to get the nuclear bomb and that he will receive American bomber pilots at the White House. American bombs destroyed the Fordow nuclear site "like it was butter, like it was pure butter," Trump said in the Fox News interview describing the dynamics of the raid a week ago. the president also reiterated that Iranian nuclear sites would indeed be destroyed.

Mamdani must be good

The US president also returned to the attack on the Democratic candidate for mayor of New York: For Trump,Zohran Mamdani, the winner of the Democratic primary for the New York mayoral race 'is a communist' - he is actually a socialist, ed - and if he is elected 'he must be good' otherwise 'I won't give him a penny'.

Instead, about Elon Musk, the US president said: with Elon Musk "we haven't talked much" lately but "he is a great person" who "will do great things". In the meantime, however, Musk has resumed his sharp criticism of the budget bill drafted by Trump.