White House adviser Kudlow says administration has no view on who purchases TikTok

FILE PHOTO: A TikTok logo is displayed on a smartphone in this illustration taken January 6, 2020. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

White House adviser Larry Kudlow said on Monday the Trump administration did not have a view on who purchases the social media company TikTok.

Walmart Inc said on Monday it was joining Microsoft in a bid for TikTok's U.S. assets, revealing its plans hours after TikTok CEO Kevin Mayer said he would step down.

"We're just waiting to see what the private sector comes up with," Kudlow said in an interview with Politico. "We don't have a view of who's better or who's worse."

FILE PHOTO: White House economic advisor Larry Kudlow addresses a press briefing on the U.S. economy and new U.S. employment and unemployment numbers at the White House in Washington, U.S., July 2, 2020. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File Photo

(Reporting by Diane Bartz and Susan Heavey; Editing by Chris Reese)