WEST PALM BEACH, Florida: US President Donald Trump stated he would prolong the Jun 19 deadline for China-based ByteDance to divest the US property of TikTok, the quick video app utilized by 170 million Individuals, if no deal had been reached by then.
“I might … I might prefer to see it achieved,” Trump instructed the NBC Information program “Meet the Press with Kristen Welker” in an interview taped on Friday (Could 4) at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property in Palm Seashore, Florida, that’s airing throughout the USA on Sunday.
Trump stated he had a “candy spot” for the app after it helped him win over younger voters within the 2024 presidential election, including, “TikTok is – it is very attention-grabbing, however will probably be protected”.
Trump has already twice granted a reprieve from the enforcement of a congressionally mandated ban on TikTok that was initially because of take impact in January.
A deal had been within the works that may spin off TikTok’s US operations into a brand new agency primarily based in the USA and majority-owned and operated by US traders nevertheless it was placed on maintain after China indicated it will not approve it following Trump’s announcements of steep tariffs on Chinese goods.
Democratic senators argue that Trump has no authorized authority to increase the deadline, and counsel that the deal that had been into consideration wouldn’t meet authorized necessities.
