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Jesse Tinsley , chief executive officer of workforce management company Employer.com , is carry what could become the year ’s wildest skill spree .

First , Employer.comannouncedits plan last month to acquire Bench , the Canadian method of accounting startup that abruptlyshut downover the holidays .

Now Tinsley and Employer.com want to join paw with YouTuber MrBeast and others to save TikTok by submitting an all - John Cash bid for the app , allot to areportin Bloomberg .

They have n’t disclose the tender ’s amount . The group ’s effectual counsel include Brad Bondi , the brother of Trump ’s attorney general plectrum , Pam Bondi .

TikTok brieflywent darkon Saturday butreinstated itselfshortly before President Trumpsignedan executive order on Monday detain any potential ban for 75 day .

It ’s not decipherable if TikTok ’s owner ByteDance has severely considered the offer , Bloomberg reported . Others floated as likely buyers includeElon Musk , Amazon , Oracle , and a family headed by billionaireFrank McCourt .

mention : This post was updated to point thatMrBeast ’s involvement in this especial bid may not be exclusive .

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