President Donald Trump has once again extended the deadline for TikTok’s forced divestment Tuesday, clearing the way for a US-China deal that would keep the popular video app running for 170 million American users.
For the fourth time since the start of his second term in office , Trump issued an order delaying enforcement of a 2024 law requiring TikTok’s Chinese parent, ByteDance, to sell its US operations or face a nationwide ban.
The latest deadline had been set for Wednesday. 3
“We’ve got a deal on TikTok. I’ve reached a deal with China. I’m going to speak to President Xi on Friday to confirm everything,” Trump told reporters outside the White House before departing for the United Kingdom on Tuesday.
Talks in Madrid this week produced a framework for a new US-based en