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Why Trump Could Punt on TikTok—Again

The Information · Kaya Yurieff · last updated

Deal or no deal? President Trump’s Saturday deadline for TikTok to sell its U.S. assets is fast approaching. 

But Trump has given mixed messages on whether a resolution will be reached by then. On Sunday night, he told reporters on Air Force One that a deal would happen before the deadline. He’s also previously said that he’d be willing to extend the deadline again. Trump will consider a final proposal for TikTok on Wednesday, CBS News reported, though that doesn’t guarantee a deal with TikTok’s Chinese parent ByteDance. 

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The U.S. Congress passed and President Joe Biden signed into law a measure banning TikTok if it weren’t sold by its Chinese ownership. But now-President Donald Trump gave the service a reprieve, and a sale of its U.S. operations appears imminent.

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