Trump extends TikTok ban deadline for a third time – Washington Examiner
President Donald Trump has extended the deadline for ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, to sell the app to an American owner for a third time, granting an additional 90 days. This decision comes as part of an executive order that allows TikTok to continue its operations in the United States amid ongoing national security concerns voiced by Congress. Initially proposed during his first governance, Trump’s stance on banning TikTok has evolved, stating he now has a favorable view of the platform.The law mandates that if ByteDance wishes to keep operating in the U.S., it must sell TikTok to a U.S.-based buyer. Despite the extension, some Republican lawmakers express frustration, citing that national security risks are still prevalent. tiktok boasts 170 million users in the U.S.
Trump extends TikTok ban deadline for a third time
President Donald Trump on Thursday extended the deadline for TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app to an American owner by another 90 days.
Trump signed an executive order granting a third extension for ByteDance to sell its platform so it can continue operation in the U.S.
Congress in a bipartisan effort banned TikTok with former President Joe Biden signing the bill into law last year. Members of both parties cited national security concerns.
TikTok has denied any security concerns and has said American data is not kept by China. ByteDance has repeatedly said it is not willing to sell the app.
Trump originally proposed banning TikTok during his first administration, but has since walked that stance back. In recent months, he said he has “a warm spot in my heart for TikTok.”
Early in his second administration, Trump signed an extension of the deadline to sell the app, giving ByteDance 75 days to sell before April 5. Trump extended that deadline by another 90 days, which was set to expire Thursday before extending it again.
Under the law, ByteDance is required to sell TikTok to the U.S.-based buyer if it wishes to continue with operations in the U.S.
Republicans have grown frustrated with Trump’s continued extensions.
REPUBLICANS FRUSTRATED AS TRUMP IGNORES TIKTOK LAW AGAIN
“I think there is growing frustration,” Rep. Darin LaHood (R-IL), a member of the House Intelligence Committee and Select Committee on China, told the Washington Examiner. “The national security concerns and vulnerabilities are still there, and they have not gone away. I would argue they’ve almost become more enhanced in many ways.”
TikTok has 170 million users in the U.S., according to Pew Research Center.
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