Trump's TikTok deal terms criticized by experts as a 'shakedown' By Bobby Allyn Published September 25, 2025 at 1:50 PM PDT Facebook Email Listen • 4:03 The U.S. government will collect a multibillion-dollar fee from the American investors who will take over TikTok. Some experts call the fee and other deals like it "extortion." Copyright 2025 NPR