President Donald Trump 's administration is expected to extend the September 17 deadline for China's ByteDance to divest TikTok 's U.S. assets or shut down the popular short-video app, according to a Reuters report citing a source familiar with the matter.

This would mark the fourth extension granted by Trump since retaking office in January, following previous delays that moved the original congressional deadline to April, then May, June, and now potentially beyond September.

Newsweek has reached out to the White House via email on Saturday for comment.

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The president's stance on TikTok has evolved. During his first term, he signed executive orders to ban the app, which were later blocked by courts. His change in position followed meetings with American investor

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