U.S. President Donald Trump will grant another 90-day extension to determine TikTok’s future, the White House announced on Tuesday. The previous extension, signed in April, was scheduled to expire on Thursday, June 19.
Trump to Issue New Executive Order to Keep TikTok Running
“President Trump will issue another Executive Order this week to allow TikTok to continue operating,” said White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt in a statement to CBS News.
“As he’s said many times, President Trump wants to keep TikTok running. This 90-day extension gives the Administration time to finalize the deal, so Americans can continue using TikTok, confident their data stays safe and secure,” she added.
In January, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the TikTok ban law, leading app stores and service providers to withdraw support for the app in the country. Shortly after assuming office, Trump signed an executive order postponing the ban to allow time for negotiations with ByteDance to sell its U.S. operations. Then, on April 4, he granted another 75-day extension to keep the short-form video app operational.
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