TikTok Ban Averted: Trump Gives Oracle-Walmart Deal His ‘Blessing’

President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media before boarding Marine One on the South Lawn of the White House in July.

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Updated 12:55 a.m. ET

President Trump has given tentative approval to a deal that will keep TikTok alive in the U.S., resolving a months-long confrontation between a hit app popularized by lip-syncing teens and White House officials who viewed the service as a national security risk.

TikTok downloads were set to be banned in the U.S. starting on midnight Sunday, but that has now been averted.