Trump extends TikTok ban deadline by another 90 days
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Top Trump officials were confident the app would sell but after sweeping tariffs were placed on China, no deal was made. Trump then gave the app another 90 days, which was set to expire on Thursday.
Under the law, ByteDance must sell TikTok to a U.S.-based buyer. ByteDance previously said it would not sell TikTok and has been quiet on whether it has decided to make a deal.
A spokesperson for TikTok did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The position to keep TikTok in the United States is an about face from Trump’s first term, during which he signed an executive order banning it. That ban was later overturned by the courts.
The U.S. Supreme Court has upheld the Biden era law banning the app unless it is sold to an American owner.