ABC’s Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary shared on Monday that he has met with President-elect Donald Trump about closing a deal to buy the social media app TikTok. In an interview on Fox News‘s The Story with Martha MacCallum,

Kevin O’Leary plans to acquire TikTok with the help of President-elect Donald Trump ahead of a potential ban in the U.S. He emphasizes the deal’s complexity and its importance for protecting user privacy and empowering creators.

O’Leary’s interest in unifying the US and Canada comes after Trump, 78, has repeatedly suggested in recent weeks that Canada should become “our 51st State.”

"It’s about something much bigger: protecting the privacy of 170 million American users," the businessman said

Investor and entrepreneur Kevin O'Leary, known for his appearances on "Shark Tank," announced on Monday that he has joined forces with The People's Bid for TikTok in an attempt to purchase the social media platform before the Jan.

Kevin O’Leary says he has a plan to save TikTok from a U.S. ban. The investor, of Shark Tank fame, told Fox News he and former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, 71, have teamed up with other businessman to raise funds to purchase the Beijing-based social media giant’s U.

Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary has hatched a plan to buy TikTok. Appearing on Fox News, the investor stated that he hopes to purchase the social media platform before it’s banned in the U.S. on Jan. 19. O’Leary stated on The Story With Martha MacCallum that he will need President-elect Donald Trump‘s help to make the deal happen.