Trump plans gigantic sovereign funds: does Tikkok soon make a U -turn?

Trump plans gigantic sovereign funds: does Tikkok soon make a U -turn?

President Donald Trump has announced the establishment of a new state fund, who is to rise to the largest investors in the world within a year. This fund has the ambitious goal of reaching the size of the Saudi state fund, which has over 900 billion euros in assets, as the Zeit . Finance Minister Scott Bessent and the designated Minister of Economics Howard Lutnick will lead the development of the fund in the coming months, with the exact investment values still unclear. Trump said in the Oval Office: "We can do it, but don't have to", and added that it was important to find the right deal.

A central topic could be the popular TIIKKOK platform, which was temporarily switched off in January in the United States due to national security concerns. Trump considered whether the state fund could not also hold shares in Tiktok, either in whole or in part. This could also have certain political advantages, since the platform is very popular with part of its followers, such as Kleine Zeitung . However, it remains to be seen which specific steps are taken in the direction of a possible purchase and which structures will be based on the fund.

Although Trump said that the fund could possibly be financed by "tariffs and other intelligent things", the country's budget remains a critical point due to existing deficits. The new fund opens exciting possibilities, but also raises questions, especially with regard to the definition of national security interests and the role of the USA in the global investment landscape.