Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, Trump used TikTok as an example of how tariffs can be used to negotiate with other countries.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he would consider a reduction in tariffs on China if that country’s government approves a sale of TikTok’s operations in the United States.

President Donald Trump has floated tariff relief for China in exchange for the country’s approval of a deal to sell TikTok to a U.S. buyer. That proposal has predictably been panned by Democrats and Republicans alike.

TikTok owner ByteDance Ltd. is set to be hit by a privacy fine of more than €500 million ($553 million) for illegally shipping European users’ data to China, adding to the growing global backlash over the video-sharing app.

TikTok is facing a €500m (£422m) fine for illegally sending European users’ data to China. In the latest crackdown on the video app and its Beijing-based owner, Ireland’s data protection commissioner (DPC) is expected to hit TikTok with the fine as soon as next week – concluding a four-year investigation.

TikTok is being hit with a €500 million fine—roughly $554 million—for secretly moving the personal data of European users straight into China, where engineers had access.