Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday that the U.S. has “a framework for a TikTok deal,” suggesting that some kind of agreement is imminent to allow the social media platform to continue operating in the U.S. despite a law passed in 2024 that sought to ban the app or force a sale.

The comments from Bessent came as he and U.S. trade representative Jamieson Greer took questions from reporters after two days of meetings with Chinese officials in Madrid .

“We believe we have an agreement. It’s just subject to the leader’s approval,” Greer said about the TikTok negotiations specifically.

Greer was asked about whether there would be any further extensions beyond Wednesday’s deadline, and he said that if there were, it would be “some period of time just to get it signed,” but “we’re

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